Cheney SchoolGreyfriars Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Oxford.
Summary of the comparison
Cheney School and Greyfriars Catholic School are secondary schools in Oxford.
Cheney School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Greyfriars Catholic School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cheney School is ahead on our composite score.
Cheney School was judged Good and Greyfriars Catholic School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Cheney School and 34.0 for Greyfriars Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cheney School (47.6 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Greyfriars Catholic School (41.8 in 2021-22, 34.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OxfordCheney School | OxfordGreyfriars Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | 34th of 41 in Oxfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,704 | 670 | |
| Capacity | 1,615 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Oxford, OX3 7QH | Oxford, OX4 3DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.0 Stronger figure | 34.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.6% Stronger figure | 28.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.1% Stronger figure | 44.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.5% Stronger figure | 5.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.10 Stronger figure | 2.78 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 282 | 90 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 119 | 30 | |
| A-level average points | 38.2 Stronger figure | 15.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | D- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.3 Stronger figure | 14.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 26.6% Stronger figure | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,704 | 670 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.0% | 31.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.3% | 44.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.8% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 9.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.0% Stronger figure | 29.0% | 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.
Cheney School
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