OFSTED
13 September 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
800
800 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
399
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
401
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
above England
School
30.6%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.3 pts
above England
School
29.6%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.5 pts
above England
School
2.5%
Cherwell
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
45.6%
365
Any other White background
14.0%
112
Pakistani
11.6%
93
African
7.8%
62
Any other ethnic group
3.3%
26
Indian
3.3%
26
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
20.5%
164 of
800 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 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
34.8
4.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.65 · 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
12.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.27 pts
higher than
England
School
12.49%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.35 pts
higher than
England
School
34.17%
Cherwell
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.36 pts
higher than
England
School
9.17%
Cherwell
1.81%
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
62.3%
30.1 pts
below England
Wykham Park
62.3%
Cherwell
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.