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Whitelands Academy

Oxfordshire·Secondary·South East·Free schools·OX26 1AY
URN: 147872GoodOfsted published 16 Mar 2023
CompareDfE profile
45.5
Attainment 8
England avg 47.6 · 2025/2026 (provisional)
n/a
Progress 8
No published value in available years
48.7%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2025/2026 (provisional)
15.7%
7+ Eng & Maths
Grade 7+ in both · 2025/2026 (provisional)

GCSE results 2026: every Oxfordshire school ranked · how England did

Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.

What the data says

Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.

Academic outcomes
Around average academic outcomes

Attainment 8 of 45.5 is close to the national average of around 46.

45.5
Attainment 8
49%
5+ Eng & Maths
2025/2026
Academic year
Pupil progress
Limited progress data

No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.

Getting a place
Admissions realism: not yet assessed

Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.

What to do next

Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.

National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.

Admissions and catchment

Year 7 entry · Oxfordshire council allocation figures, 2026–2026

Applications and places

Published admission number (PAN) against applications

2.8applications per place

336 applications for 120 places in 2026

Councils count applications differently (all preferences or first preferences only).

Pupils on roll

School census count against building capacity

565of 600 places

94% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.

Sources — check them yourself

Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.

Applications and offers

National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.

Year 7 entry

Year of entryPlaces offeredPut it firstFirst choices offeredApplications (any preference)
September 202610414598 (68%)316
September 2025109105105 (100%)283
September 2024117157114 (73%)355
September 2023112163108 (66%)379
September 2022115176112 (64%)316

Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Oxfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.

Performance over time

Attainment 8 over time

Historical results

YearPupilsAtt8P85+ E&M7+ E&MEBacc %EBacc APS
2025/2026 (provisional)11545.5—48.7%15.7%——
2024/202511446.4—53.5%—62.3%4.3
2023/20240——————
2022/20230——————
2021/2022———————

EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.

Nearby and similar schools

Other secondary schools in Oxfordshire for local comparison.

Oxfordshire hub
Gillotts School
Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 60.2Progress 8 +0.71
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The Swan School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 60.1Progress 8 +0.55
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The Cherwell School
Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 58.9Progress 8 +0.88
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School information

URN147872
Local authorityOxfordshire
RegionSouth East
PhaseSecondary
TypeFree schools
Gender of entryMixed
Age range11-16
HeadteacherAdrian Cush
TrustTHE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
PostcodeOX26 1AY
Pupils575
FSM eligible18.4%

Contact and identifiers

Hexham Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1AY

www.whitelandsacademy.org1869716996
DfE number4017
UKPRN10086448
Opened1 Sept 2020
GIAS updated10 Feb 2026

Data sources and freshness

Official record updated10 Feb 2026
Latest KS4 year2025/2026
Latest KS2 year—
Ofsted published16 Mar 2023

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Category of concern—
Inspection date10 Jan 2023
Publication date16 Mar 2023
View Ofsted report