| Motto | Learning together, achieving together |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Type | comprehensive community school |
| Headteacher | Mr S J Wilks |
| Specialism | Music College |
| Location | Newbury Park Ilford Essex England |
| Local authority | Redbridge |
| DfE URN | 133405 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 80 (approx.) |
| Students | 1,138 |
| Gender | Co-education |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | Oaks Park High School Website |
Oaks Park High School (OPHS) is a comprehensive secondary school and sixth form situated in the London Borough of Redbridge in east London and has around 2000 students and over 80 staff.
Oaks Park is a specialist Music College and their current GCSE results are marginally above the national average in England.
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The colour scheme of the uniform was chosen in order to correspond the school to the preservation of the environment, and also to make the students look distinctive and easy to recognise,(by the police)..
The normal Oaks Park uniform consists of the following:[1]
The current PE kit of the school is the following:[2]
BOYS – Indoor
BOYS – Outdoor
GIRLS – Indoor
GIRLS – Outdoor
The Oaks Park High school Physical Education department has a wide range of sports which students can study at different levels. P.E. is compulsory and as a result the school has developed a reputation for sporting aptitude, which has also resulted in the school winning a number of sporting titles against rival schools.
In 2006, the school won the district sailing regatta for Redbridge, the team compromised of notable alumni including Stephen Harvey and Paul Gardner and came runner-up the following year. They again came in second place in 2010 with a team consisting of students of all different ages, these students were Sophie Davis, Jonathon Gardner, Alex Williams and Frances Dignon. On 28 April 2007 Oaks Park's Year 7 football team won the London cup 3-2 beating Cardinal Pole RC (Hackney), winning their first major trophy in 7 years. The team boasts many players at professional football academies.
The school gained some of its best GCSE results in 2010, with 63% of pupils gaining 5 A*-C grades inlcluding english and maths. 20 particularly picked students went to Fairlop Waters and met Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.