Oakwood School
Community secondary school in Horley (Surrey).
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
I am proud to welcome you as Headteacher to the Oakwood School website. Oakwood is a thriving, outward-facing, 11-16 community-centred Secondary School of approximately 1600 students in Horley. Our vision is for all at Oakwood, regardless of background or ability, to have a first-class education that fosters a thirst for innovation, lifelong learning and enquiry.
This is encapsulated in our motto of Achieving Excellence Together and permeates throughout everything we do here. Whether this be through our exciting curriculum, exceptional pastoral support, pioneering careers programme or the amazing range and breadth of extracurricular activities that we offer. All of which empowers our students to flourish and excel.
Our academic provision is superb. It is delivered through our bespoke teaching and learning philosophy of the Oakwood D.E.A.L., making learning engaging and exciting for all students with a rigorous focus on student achievement. The use of the learning apps through the student links helps us support the students beyond the physical barriers of the school building.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Photography
- Forest School
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
- 125273
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (15 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eb Idun | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Emma Jukes Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Krysta Broughton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adrian Cook | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Barry Munday | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Lauren Reeves | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jack Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Richards | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Eb Idun | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sarah Limb | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jon Gladstone | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Andrew Davies | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Anthony Welch | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ryan Bull | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jay Burgoyne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Sheena Gordon | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2019 |
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