Oakbank School
Secondary school in Reading, Wokingham. No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Nov 2024). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 November 2024, report published 20 January 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This inspection was given to Oakbank (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Oakbank School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2028
The last inspection was in November 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.6 milesHartland High School
Inadequate (Oct 2023) Serious weaknesses
- 2.3 milesReading Girls' School
Good (Nov 2021)
- 3.0 milesMaiden Erlegh School
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
- 3.2 milesReading School
Outstanding (Nov 2023)
- 3.3 milesUTC Reading
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.