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Oakbank School

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

Ofsted: Inadequate

Secondary

Phase

560

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Oakbank (URN 138367) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 13 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Not met
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Average Attainment 8
41.8 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
42.9% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
61.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc
20.0% nat40.4%
EBacc APS
3.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size
105

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
86.0%
Continued in education
78.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
5.0%
Not sustained
6.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
406
Capacity
560 (0% full)
SEND
30.6%
FSM Eligible
34.5%
EAL
9.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.9%
SEN Support
25.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Budget per Pupil
£10,042/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
11.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
34.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 70.6%
  • Black African: 6.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.7%
  • White Other: 2.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.5%
  • Asian Indian: 2.5%
  • Asian Other: 2.5%

70.6%

White British

6.2%

Black African

4.7%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Hyde End Lane

Reading, South East

Administrative

URN
152100
UKPRN
10099260
Establishment No.
4002
Trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST

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