Oakwood School
Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
1,610 pupils · 101% of 1,600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 26.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 309 | 250 | 398 | 292 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 322 | 257 | 387 | 307 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 326 | 308 | 435 | 326 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 333 | 273 | 431 | 319 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 327 | 299 | 458 | 327 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 320 | 297 | 442 | 320 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 307 | 261 | 388 | 294 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 314 | 255 | 382 | 294 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hazelwick School 5.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Reigate School 6.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ifield Community College 7.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oriel High School 7.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Carrington School 7.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 7.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.