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Girls' schools in Oxfordshire

All 5 girls' schools in Oxfordshire.

5 schools in Oxfordshire

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  1. Didcot Girls' School

    Didcot, OX11 7AJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Oxfordshire girls schools average.

    280 first choices, 263 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Oxfordshire girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Oxfordshire girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    1,633
    View school Didcot Girls' School
  2. Headington School Oxford

    Oxford, OX3 7TD · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well above the Oxfordshire girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Oxfordshire girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Oxfordshire girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    1,082
    View school Headington School Oxford
  3. Oxford High School GDST

    Oxford, OX2 6XA · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Oxfordshire girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    756
    View school Oxford High School GDST
  4. St Helen and St Katharine

    Abingdon, OX14 1BE · Independent · All-through · Ages 9 to 18 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well above the Oxfordshire girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Oxfordshire girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Oxfordshire girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    700
    View school St Helen and St Katharine
  5. Tudor Hall School

    Banbury, OX16 9UR · Independent · All-through · Ages 9 to 18 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Oxfordshire girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    246
    View school Tudor Hall School
The big picture

How Oxfordshire's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Oxfordshire 59.6England 46.2Didcot Girls' School: 59.6Headington School Oxford: 68St Helen and St Katharine: 71.3020406080
Girls' schools in Oxfordshire

Ofsted grades in Oxfordshire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 1
  • Good: 0 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Oxfordshire

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 5 girls' schools in Oxfordshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Oxfordshire, explained

There are 5 girls' schools in Oxfordshire, teaching 4,417 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them are 4 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Oxfordshire girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 59.6 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

12.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,786 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 18.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Oxfordshire?
There are 5 girls schools in Oxfordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Oxfordshire?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Oxfordshire on Eduscope are Didcot Girls' School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Oxfordshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Oxfordshire girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Oxfordshire is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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