Oaks Park High School, Ilford

In 2026, pupils at Oaks Park High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55.7 in Redbridge and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 63% in Redbridge and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.63: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 49.8, against 55.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 125 families put Oaks Park High School as their first choice and 641 named it as one of their preferences, for 285 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oaks Park High School are Seven Kings School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62); The Palmer Catholic Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48.5); King Solomon High School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 49.5); and Valentines High School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.3).

Oaks Park High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

66 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oaks Park High School (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

Of the 290 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 169 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 8% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

50% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (61%), Mixed (9%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 170 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 40 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Oaks Park High School has a resourced provision for visual impairment and hearing impairment: 30 places, 7 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Newbury Park Underground Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newbury Park Station (->s), 320 metres away.

In 2024/25, Oaks Park High School issued 154 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oaks Park High School are William Torbitt Primary School (0.3 miles), Newbury Park Primary School (0.3 miles), Aldborough Primary School (0.6 miles) and Downshall Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.