Bartholomew SchoolThe Henry Box School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Witney.

Summary of the comparison

Bartholomew School and The Henry Box School are secondary schools in Witney.

  • Bartholomew School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Henry Box School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bartholomew School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bartholomew School was judged Outstanding and The Henry Box School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.0 for Bartholomew School and 42.2 for The Henry Box School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bartholomew School (59.2 in 2021-22, 57.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Henry Box School (45.3 in 2021-22, 42.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bartholomew School versus The Henry Box School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WitneyBartholomew SchoolWitneyThe Henry Box SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking4th of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure28th of 41 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,383 1,075
Capacity1,325 1,469
LocationWitney, OX29 4AP Witney, OX28 4AX
GCSE results
Attainment 857.0 Stronger figure42.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths66.7% Stronger figure35.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths80.3% Stronger figure56.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc31.5% Stronger figure27.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.00 Stronger figure3.57 4.09
Cohort213 168
A-level results
A-level entries136 71
A-level average points41.0 Stronger figure34.9 35.0
A-level average gradeB C+
Best 3 A-levels points41.7 Stronger figure34.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects25.6% Stronger figure16.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,383 1,075
Free school meals (ever 6)11.8% 20.7%
English as an additional language10.7% 15.7%
SEN support14.8% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% Stronger figure11.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.1% Stronger figure26.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bartholomew School

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