OFSTED
22 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
531
531 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
248
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
283
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
above England
School
31.5%
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.
1.3 pts
below England
School
19.0%
Vale of White Horse
10.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.8 pts
above England
School
3.8%
Vale of White Horse
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.7%
354
Any other White background
8.5%
45
African
6.8%
36
Indian
3.0%
16
Any other Asian background
2.3%
12
Unclassified
1.9%
10
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
27.1%
144 of
531 pupils
6.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
above
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
33.7
5.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.46 · 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
13.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.22 pts
higher than
England
School
13.44%
Vale of White Horse
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.64 pts
higher than
England
School
33.46%
Vale of White Horse
14.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
10.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.98 pts
higher than
England
School
10.78%
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
44.3%
48.1 pts
below England
Aureus School
44.3%
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.