Didcot Girls' SchoolSt Birinus School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Didcot.
Summary of the comparison
Didcot Girls' School and St Birinus School are secondary schools in Didcot.
Didcot Girls' School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Birinus School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Didcot Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Didcot Girls' School was judged Outstanding and St Birinus School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.8 for Didcot Girls' School and 48.2 for St Birinus School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Didcot Girls' School (61.1 in 2021-22, 58.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Birinus School (55.0 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DidcotDidcot Girls' School | DidcotSt Birinus School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | 8th of 41 in Oxfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,643 | 1,212 | |
| Capacity | 1,593 | 1,428 | |
| Location | Didcot, OX11 7AJ | Didcot, OX11 8AZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.8 Stronger figure | 48.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 72.1% Stronger figure | 50.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87.4% Stronger figure | 70.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.6% Stronger figure | 43.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.57 Stronger figure | 4.44 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 262 | 171 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 125 | 65 | |
| A-level average points | 40.8 Stronger figure | 36.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.8 Stronger figure | 35.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 25.6% Stronger figure | 13.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,643 | 1,212 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.2% | 16.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.6% | 13.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 20.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 8.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.9% Stronger figure | 19.9% | 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.
Didcot Girls' School
St Birinus School
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