60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
34%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
27%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1090.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,600
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Oakwood School · Secondary · Surrey
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-3pp
64%62%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
34%
-2pp
41%37%34%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
Attainment 8
43.0
-0.3
46.643.540.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.0
EBacc entry
27%
-1pp
40%33%27%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
EBacc APS
1090.5
+8.2
1090.5947.2803.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1090.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,600
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
Local authority
Surrey
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 34% | 43.0 | Not applicable | 27% | 1090.5 | 29% | 1,600 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 36% | 43.3 | -0.27 | 28% | 1082.3 | 32% | 1,572 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 36% | 40.3 | -0.58 | 29% | 953.9 | 30% | 1,516 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 41% | 46.6 | -0.29 | 32% | 967.0 | 36% | 1,411 |
| 2018/19 | 63% | 37% | 46.2 | -0.08 | 40% | 803.9 | 42% | 1,088 |
| 2017/18 | 62% | 34% | 43.7 | -0.03 | 34% | 583.3 | 34% | 984 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 36% | 45.1 | -0.05 | 11% | — | 12% | 910 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,600 | 19.0 | 16% | 8% | 17% | 9% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 1,572 | 18.8 | 12% | 8% | 18% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 1,516 | 19.3 | 21% | 9% | 19% | 11% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 1,411 | 19.3 | 14% | 7% | 19% | 11% | 33% |
| 2020/21 | 1,288 | 19.2 | 16% | 7% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,088 | 18.3 | 19% | 7% | 19% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 984 | 17.9 | 18% | 7% | 21% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 910 | 16.5 | 20% | 8% | 22% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.