Community school · Surrey

Oakwood School

11–16Ages
1,610Pupils
SecondaryPhase
125273URN

Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.4 below Surrey median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Surrey

398 applications for 309 places · 56th of 57 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.9of 90

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

51st of 56 in Surrey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
2 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

1.4 below Surrey median (2.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

398 applications · 309 places offered · 250 named it first

2026 1.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2025 1.2; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 1.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2023 1.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 1.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2021 1.4; Surrey median median 2.3
2020 1.3; Surrey median median 2.5
2019 1.2; Surrey median median 2.3
2018 1.2; Surrey median median 2.4
2017 1.1; Surrey median median 2.4
2016 1.2; Surrey median median 2.6
2015 1.1; Surrey median median 2.4
2014 1.2; Surrey median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Surrey median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	309	398	1.3	250	0.81
Sep 2025	322	387	1.2	257	0.80
Sep 2024	326	435	1.3	308	0.94
Sep 2023	333	431	1.3	273	0.82
Sep 2022	327	458	1.4	299	0.91
Sep 2021	320	442	1.4	297	0.93
Sep 2020	307	388	1.3	261	0.85
Sep 2019	314	382	1.2	255	0.81
Sep 2018	294	352	1.2	251	0.85
Sep 2017	269	303	1.1	221	0.82
Sep 2016	223	265	1.2	174	0.78
Sep 2015	243	259	1.1	157	0.65
Sep 2014	227	269	1.2	178	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

328 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.951st of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%56th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Surrey 73% England 66%

This school
Surrey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.27

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	328	41.9	30%	58%	–
2024/25	286	43.0	34%	60%	–
2023/24	283	43.3	36%	63%	−0.27
2022/23	264	40.3	36%	59%	−0.58

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oakwood SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The Gatwick School
3.9 km · West Sussex

Good2024

3.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Hazelwick School
5.4 km · West Sussex

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Reigate School
6.3 km · Surrey

Good2023

3.1applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Ifield Community College
7.3 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Oriel High School
7.5 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Carrington School
7.7 km · Surrey

Good2023

2.6applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
7.8 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
8.4 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 125273 · 936/4465
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,600 pupils · 1,610 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
Local authority: Surrey · Reigate and Banstead

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources