My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
29%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%Oaklands Catholic School
Academy converter — Secondary
PO7 7BW / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
52.3
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results🤝 Strong SEN support
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.3
- Progress 8
- 0.19
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 48.1%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 33.05
- Achieving AAB+
- 10.3%
91% of parents would recommend this school
103 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
22%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
62%Agree
26%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
17%Agree
5%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%Not applicable
69%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
48%Agree
36%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
55%Agree
17%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
17%No
83%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 18 parents
Strongly agree
55%Agree
39%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
71%Agree
22%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
24%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
64%Agree
30%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
63%Agree
32%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
29%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
53%Agree
38%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%12.7% of pupils receive SEN support
12.7%
SEN support
2.6%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.3%
89.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 89.5%
60% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 90%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 60%
- Entered top-third university
- 26%
- Achieved a degree
- 82%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1
- Free school meals
- 14%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.4:1
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 11.62%
- English as additional language
- 11.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.9%
- White
- 68%
- Mixed
- 10.8%
- Asian
- 12.1%
- Black
- 3.1%
- Other
- 0.7%
White British59.2%
Other White8.3%
Irish0.4%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed4.7%
White & Asian3.4%
White & Black African2.3%
White & Black Caribbean0.4%
Indian9.5%
Other Asian2.2%
Pakistani0.2%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Chinese0.1%
African2.3%
Caribbean0.4%
Other Black0.4%