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Oakbank School

Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green, Hyde End Lane, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1ER ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 11–16 in Reading. Ofsted inspection (November 2024): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 41.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 14 families put it first for 43 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
300
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Wokingham
Academy trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher
Robert Gerrard
Opened
Sept 2025

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 13 Nov 2024Inspection of predecessor school

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate

Safeguarding effective: No

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 92 pupils

Attainment 8
41.3
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
38%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
57.6%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.38
2023/24 · CI -0.66 to -0.1
This school
41.3
Wokingham
53.2
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 138367), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
43
1st preferences
14
All applications
46
1st prefs per place
0.33
Fewer first choices than places

14 of 14 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 7 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
300
Capacity
560
54% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
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