Oaklands School
Community secondary school in London (Tower Hamlets).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Oaklands is an excellent place for students to develop academically, socially and professionally. We are committed to equality of opportunity: we promise that everyone who walks through our doors will have the same chance to succeed.
Throughout the school is instilled a culture of high expectations and aspirations for students we are driven by one defining question: how do we do better? Oaklands students enjoy coming to coming to school.
Preparing students for the future: from expert careers advice to unparalleled experience with university applications, we do all we can to make sure that students do not just thrive when they re with us, but afterwards too. Our Ethos of Work Hard, Be Kind and Take Opportunities helps promote students spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness extremely well.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Dance
- Drama
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 100972
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Sherratt | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2001 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain Munro | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · until 2029 | |
| Mr William Lau | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tyrone Steele | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Shaheena Parvin | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Georgia Wolff | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Omar Koshin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sophia Chibane | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jessica Anand | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Srividya Srivathsan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Ramsay | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2012 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ismail Yusuf Ibrahim Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jason Bonning Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steven Farmer Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record