OFSTED
5 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
316
316 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
87
27.5% of pupils
Male pupils
229
72.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
below England
School
20.6%
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.
6.4 pts
below England
School
13.9%
Vale of White Horse
10.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.4 pts
above England
School
4.4%
Vale of White Horse
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.3%
200
Any other White background
10.8%
34
Unclassified
6.6%
21
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
18
African
4.1%
13
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
7
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
32.9%
104 of
316 pupils
12.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
15.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 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
32.5
6.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.84 · 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
14.86%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.64 pts
higher than
England
School
14.86%
Vale of White Horse
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.73 pts
higher than
England
School
42.54%
Vale of White Horse
14.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.04 pts
higher than
England
School
8.84%
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
52.7%
39.7 pts
below England
UTC Oxfordshire
52.7%
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.