- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
222 first choices, 173 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 934
Secondary schools in Oxfordshire
All 92 secondary schools in Oxfordshire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
202 first choices, 207 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,390
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
396 first choices, 243 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 2,023
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
280 first choices, 263 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,633
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
151 first choices, 109 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 626
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Oxfordshire average.
180 first choices, 179 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 20Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,035
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Oxfordshire average.
196 first choices, 235 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 17Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
165 first choices, 175 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,057
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Oxfordshire average.
194 first choices, 193 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 17Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,088
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
245 first choices, 226 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,452
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
141 first choices, 192 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 17Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,255
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
290 first choices, 226 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 17Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,507
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
168 first choices, 176 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,146
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
186 first choices, 172 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 943
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
158 first choices, 180 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 804
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average, high absence.
279 first choices, 301 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 2,259
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
184 first choices, 233 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,176
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
145 first choices, 104 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 19Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 565
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average, low absence.
251 first choices, 167 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 906
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
219 first choices, 171 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 17Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,004
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
210 first choices, 213 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 19Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,351
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
217 first choices, 218 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 18Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,335
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average, high absence.
228 first choices, 260 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,706
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxfordshire average.
262 first choices, 263 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Oxfordshire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 20Oxfordshire about 18
- Pupils
- 1,553
- Secondary schools92including 22 special
- Typical GCSE grade46.3England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools24 of 923 Catholic, 14 Church of England
- With a nursery class15take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals17.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Oxfordshire's secondary 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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Oxfordshire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 61 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 4 of 31
- Good: 27 of 31
- Requires improvement: 0 of 31
- Inadequate: 0 of 31
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Oxfordshire
Some are faith schools.
24 of the 92 secondary 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.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
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
Secondary schools in Oxfordshire, explained
There are 92 secondary schools in Oxfordshire, teaching 59,592 children. 1 are run by the council and 54 are academies or free schools. Among them are 22 special and 34 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 4 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Oxfordshire scored an average Attainment 8 of 46.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
17.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,125 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 24.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Oxford24 secondary schools
- Abingdon-on-Thames7 secondary schools
- Banbury5 secondary schools
- Bicester4 secondary schools
- Didcot4 secondary schools
- Witney3 secondary schools
- Chipping Norton2 secondary schools
- Wantage2 secondary schools
- Wheatley2 secondary schools
- Carterton1 school
- Grove1 school
- Henley-on-Thames1 school
- Kidlington1 school
- Sonning Common1 school
- Thame1 school
- Wallingford1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Oxfordshire?
There are 92 secondary schools in Oxfordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Oxfordshire?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Oxfordshire on Eduscope are Gillotts School, Bartholomew School and The Cherwell 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 secondary schools are in Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire has 4 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 27 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary 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 secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary 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.
How do I choose a secondary school in Oxfordshire?
When choosing a secondary school in Oxfordshire, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 92 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.