OFSTED
17 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,275
1,275 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
480
37.6% of pupils
Male pupils
795
62.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.6 pts
above England
School
34.4%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
above England
School
36.3%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.1 pts
above England
School
3.1%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
18.7%
238
Any other ethnic group
16.5%
211
Any other Mixed background
16.2%
207
Indian
13.5%
172
Any other White background
9.9%
126
African
8.9%
114
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.1%
141 of
1,275 pupils
9.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.6
1.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.24 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.17 pts
higher than
England
School
10.38%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.13%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.31 pts
higher than
England
School
30.13%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.66 pts
higher than
England
School
4.46%
Hillingdon
1.93%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.4%
2.1 pts
above England
Oak Wood School
94.4%
Hillingdon
82.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.