OFSTED
26 September 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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,553
1,553 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
764
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
789
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.0 pts
below England
School
13.8%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Cherwell
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.5%
1,157
Any other White background
7.1%
111
Any other Asian background
2.6%
40
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
39
Pakistani
2.5%
39
African
2.1%
32
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
26.2%
407 of
1,553 pupils
5.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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
44.3
5.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.01 · 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
10.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.31 pts
higher than
England
School
10.53%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.54 pts
higher than
England
School
27.36%
Cherwell
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.46 pts
higher than
England
School
6.26%
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
105.8%
13.5 pts
above England
The Warriner School
105.8%
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.