OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 March 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,708
1,708 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
843
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
865
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.0 pts
below England
School
15.8%
Vale of White Horse
12.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.1 pts
below England
School
5.2%
Vale of White Horse
10.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.6 pts
above England
School
3.6%
Vale of White Horse
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.6%
1,428
Any other White background
4.0%
69
African
2.8%
48
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
31
White and Asian
1.3%
23
Unclassified
1.2%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.1%
377 of
1,708 pupils
1.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.4
6.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.72 pts
higher than
England
School
11.93%
Vale of White Horse
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.64 pts
higher than
England
School
29.45%
Vale of White Horse
14.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.30 pts
higher than
England
School
7.10%
Vale of White Horse
2.05%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.5%
14.9 pts
below England
King Alfred's
77.5%
Vale of White Horse
87.1%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.