- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxford average, low absence.
396 first choices, 243 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1658.9
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 2,023
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Secondary schools in Oxford
All 24 secondary schools in Oxford. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Oxford average, low absence.
165 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1660.1
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,057
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxford average.
141 first choices, 192 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.6
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.2%Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,255
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxford average.
210 first choices, 213 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.7
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.2%Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,351
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Oxford average.
228 first choices, 260 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.0
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.8%Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,706
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Oxford average.
71 first choices, 96 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1634.7
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 669
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Oxford average, high absence.
92 first choices, 138 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1631.2
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,062
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Oxfordshire Hospital School
Oxford, OX4 6SB · Special · All-through · Ages 5 to 18
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 18
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 9.8%
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.3
Cherwell College Oxford
Oxford, OX1 1BZ · Independent · Secondary · Ages 12 to 25
- ISI:Inspected
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 20
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD · Academy · All-through · Ages 8 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 10.2%
- Pupils
- 32
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.4
Kings Education (Oxford)
Oxford, OX4 2UJ · Independent · Secondary · Ages 15 to 25
- ISI:Inspected
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 77
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 13.1%
- Pupils
- 116
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.0
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 9
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.2
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 10 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 31.1%
- Pupils
- 74
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.5
Oxford International College
Ox4 1bd · Independent · Secondary · Ages 14 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 216
- Pupils per teacher
- –
d'Overbroeck's
Oxford, OX2 7PL · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results well below the Oxford average.
Attainment 8 at 1629.5
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 615
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Dragon School
Oxford, OX2 6SS · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 14
- ISI:Inspected
- Church of England
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 759
- Pupils per teacher
- –
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 Oxford average.
Attainment 8 at 1668.0
Oxford 47.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,082
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Magdalen College School
Oxford, OX4 1DZ · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 938
- Pupils per teacher
- –
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
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 756
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St Clare's, Oxford
Oxford, OX2 7AL · Independent · Secondary · Ages 15 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 262
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St Edward's School
Oxford, OX2 7NN · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 18
- ISI:Inspected
- Church of England
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 809
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Wychwood School
Oxford, OX2 6JR · Independent · Secondary · Ages 10 to 18
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Oxford 10.0%
- Pupils
- 150
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools24including 5 special
- Attainment 8 at 1647.7England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools8 of 241 Catholic, 4 Church of England
- With a nursery class2take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals23.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Oxford's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
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 Oxford
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 19 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 5
- Good: 4 of 5
- Requires improvement: 0 of 5
- Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Oxford
Some are faith schools.
8 of the 24 secondary schools in Oxford 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 Oxford, explained
There are 24 secondary schools in Oxford, teaching 15,218 children. 0 are run by the council and 12 are academies or free schools. Among them are 5 special and 11 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state 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 Oxford scored an average Attainment 8 of 47.7 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
23.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,449 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 26.6% 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 secondary schools are in Oxford?
There are 24 secondary schools in Oxford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Oxford?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Oxford on Eduscope are The Cherwell School, The Swan School and Matthew Arnold 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 Oxford?
Oxford has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 4 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Oxford 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 Oxford secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Oxford is 17:1. 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 Oxford?
When choosing a secondary school in Oxford, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 24 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.