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Oakbank School

URN
152100
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Oakbank School
URN
152100
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

90 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 January 2025
Inspection date
13 November 2024
Inspection type
S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Category of concern
SM
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Inadequate

    Graded 20 January 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Inadequate

    Graded 20 January 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wokingham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Wokingham)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.oakbankschool.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wokingham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

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

Contact details

Address
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green, Reading, Berkshire
Postcode
RG7 1ER
Phone
1189883616
Website
www.oakbankschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wokingham
Local authority code
872

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 160 schools in Wokingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

160

Open schools

85

Closed schools

75

Primary schools

107

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Inadequate

    Graded 20 January 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Inadequate

    Graded 20 January 2025

  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    This inspection was recorded under URN 138367 (Oakbank).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 January 202513 November 2024S8 No Formal Designation VisitInspectionView report for inspection published 20 January 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      20 January 2025
      Inspected
      13 November 2024
      Type
      S8 No Formal Designation Visit
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary107 (67.3%)
    • Secondary19 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other33 (20.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Ryeish Green School52 mSecondaryClosed
    Oakbank52 mSecondaryClosed
    The Vine Christian School614 mNot applicableOpen
    Alder Grove Church of England Primary School658 mPrimaryOpen
    OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus1.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    Shinfield Infant and Nursery School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Shinfield Infant and Nursery School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Lambs Lane Primary School2.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Ryeish Green School
      Distance
      52 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oakbank
      Distance
      52 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Vine Christian School
      Distance
      614 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Alder Grove Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      658 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Wokingham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bohunt School WokinghamSecondaryRG2 9GBOpen
    Forest SchoolSecondaryRG41 5NEClosed
    Maiden Erlegh SchoolSecondaryRG6 7HSClosed
    Maiden Erlegh SchoolSecondaryRG6 7HSOpen
    OakbankSecondaryRG7 1ERClosed
    • Bohunt School Wokingham
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      RG2 9GB
      Status
      Open
    • Forest School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      RG41 5NE
      Status
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    • Maiden Erlegh School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      RG6 7HS
      Status
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    • Maiden Erlegh School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Oakbank
    OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Shinfield Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Shinfield Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lambs Lane Primary School
    Distance
    2.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    RG7 1ER
    Status
    Closed