Didcot Girls' SchoolAureus School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Didcot.
Summary of the comparison
Didcot Girls' School and Aureus School are secondary schools in Didcot.
Didcot Girls' School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Aureus School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Didcot Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Didcot Girls' School was judged Outstanding and Aureus School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.6 for Didcot Girls' School and 40.0 for Aureus School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Didcot Girls' School (61.1 in 2021-22, 59.6 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Aureus School (41.1 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DidcotDidcot Girls' School | DidcotAureus School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | 35th of 41 in Oxfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,633 | 531 | |
| Capacity | 1,593 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Didcot, OX11 7AJ | Didcot, OX11 6FF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.6 Stronger figure | 40.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 71.3% Stronger figure | 31.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87.0% Stronger figure | 54.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 261 | 91 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 125 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 40.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 25.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,643 | 485 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.2% | 33.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.6% | 19.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 21.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 8.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 13.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.9% Stronger figure | 33.5% | 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
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.
Didcot Girls' School
Aureus School
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