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Oakbank

Wokingham, RG7 1ERSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Requires improvement
Nov 2024
Progress 8
No data
Applications / places
0.4×
Applications did not exceed published places
24 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
#2,404
of 3,141 nationally

About Oakbank

Oakbank is a state-funded secondary school in Wokingham, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 406 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 560.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Inadequate (13 Nov 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 41.3 for 2024/25. admissions data records 24 first-preference applications and 58 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressHyde End Lane, Ryeish Green, Reading, Wokingham, RG7 1ER
HeadteacherMrs Danielle Finlay
Local AuthorityWokingham
Number of Pupils406
School Capacity406 / 560 (73% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Inadequate
Behaviour & Attitudes
Inadequate
Personal Development
Inadequate
Leadership & Management
Inadequate

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 20 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Oakbank has been rated "Inadequate" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.