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Oaklands Catholic School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 48.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
48.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
44.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
10.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.19 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 52.3[6] 48.1%[6]
2023/24 50.9[4] 52.5%[4] +0.19[4]
2022/23 53[7] 60%[7] +0.23[7]
2021/22 53.9[8] 59%[8] +0.22[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
10.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 12.6%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 8%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 21.3%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 18.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
37% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
47% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 49%[15] 4%[15] 36%[15] 4%[15] 5%[15]
2020/21 97%[16] 51%[16] 2%[16] 39%[16] 2%[16] 4%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 40%[17] 11%[17] 40%[17] 3%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 35%[18] 8%[18] 50%[18] 3%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
83% 2022/23[19]
Education
59% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
20% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[20] 70%[20] 5%[20] 17%[20]
2020/21 81%[21] 59%[21] 2%[21] 20%[21]
2019/20 88%[22] 60%[22] 5%[22] 22%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 65%[23] 4%[23] 20%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
82% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
26% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
26% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 83%[26] 37%[26]
2019/20 69%[25] 27%[25] 26%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 80%[27] 29%[27] 29%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 64%[28] 16%[28] 15%[28] 3%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
21 Apr 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
7 Jun 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
5 Jul 2022[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
24 Jan 2017[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
484 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
251 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
223 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 458[32] 245[32] 220[32] 2.1[32] 1.1[32]
Entry Sept 2024 472[32] 226[32] 225[32] 2.1[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2023 429[32] 210[32] 230[32] 1.9[32] 0.9[32]
Entry Sept 2022 420[32] 244[32] 227[32] 1.9[32] 1.1[32]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[33]
Places (published admission number)
232 Entry Sept 2027[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1340[1]
Trust
EDITH STEIN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Hampshire[1]
Website
http://www.oaklandscatholicschool.org/[1]
District
Havant[34]
Postcode
PO7 7BW[1]
URN
137345[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1367 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
11.9% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
10% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
2.6% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
17.2% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
67.2%[36]
Mixed
10.4%[36]
Asian
13.2%[36]
Black
7.3%[36]
Any other ethnic group
0.5%[36]
Unclassified
1.5%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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  33. oaklandscatholicschool.org: oaklandscatholicschool.org — Admissions Policy 2027-28 1 (PDF). Period 2026-10-16. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    The completed form must be submitte d by the deadline of 12 o'clock midnight on Saturday 31st October 2026. (p. 6)
    The proposed published admission number for Oaklands Catholic School for 2027-2028 is 232. (p. 2)
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