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Schools in Oxfordshire

Search and compare schools in Oxfordshire with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Phase
Schools indexed
363
in Oxfordshire
Average Attainment 8
45.2
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.05
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
45%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
68%
of 158 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Oxfordshire

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Oxfordshire secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Oxfordshire schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1St Helen and St Katharine
Other independent school
71.3—99%
2Headington Rye Oxford
Other independent school
68.0—86%
3The King's School
Other independent school
63.9—88%
4Gillotts School
Academy converter · Outstanding
60.2+0.7174%
5The Swan School
Free schools · Good
60.1+0.5573%
6Didcot Girls' School
Academy converter
59.6+0.8771%
7The Cherwell School
Academy converter · Outstanding
58.9+0.8865%
8Wheatley Park School
Academy converter
55.8+0.5562%
9Bartholomew School
Academy converter · Outstanding
55.0+0.8061%
10Langtree School
Academy converter · Good
54.0+0.6563%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Oxfordshire

Gillotts School
SecondaryAttainment 8 60.2Progress 8 +0.71
The Swan School
SecondaryAttainment 8 60.1Progress 8 +0.55
Didcot Girls' School
SecondaryAttainment 8 59.6Progress 8 +0.87
The Cherwell School
SecondaryAttainment 8 58.9Progress 8 +0.88
Wheatley Park School
SecondaryAttainment 8 55.8Progress 8 +0.55

Catchment distances and university destinations in Oxfordshire

We hold the last distance offered for 71 Oxfordshire schools, 2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Oxfordshire school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. The Cherwell School4.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. John Mason School3.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Matthew Arnold School3.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Bartholomew School3.4% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. The Henry Box School3.0% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. The Cherwell School41.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Matthew Arnold School32.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Faringdon Community College32.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Bartholomew School30.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Chipping Norton School29.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

Schools in other South East areas