Greyfriars Catholic SchoolThe Oxford Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Greyfriars Catholic School and The Oxford Academy are secondary schools in Oxford.

  • Greyfriars Catholic School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Oxford Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Greyfriars Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Greyfriars Catholic School was judged Good and The Oxford Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 34.0 for Greyfriars Catholic School and 33.6 for The Oxford Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Greyfriars Catholic School (41.8 in 2021-22, 34.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Oxford Academy (39.1 in 2021-22, 33.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Greyfriars Catholic School versus The Oxford Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OxfordGreyfriars Catholic SchoolOxfordThe Oxford AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking34th of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure39th of 41 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll670 1,113
Capacity1,200 1,400
LocationOxford, OX4 3DR Oxford, OX4 6JZ
GCSE results
Attainment 834.0 Stronger figure33.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths28.9% Stronger figure21.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths44.4% Stronger figure41.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc5.6% 7.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.78 Stronger figure2.71 4.09
Cohort90 200
A-level results
A-level entries30 24
A-level average points15.1 25.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD- C-
Best 3 A-levels points14.7 28.1 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects3.3% 11.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census670 1,113
Free school meals (ever 6)31.4% 52.7%
English as an additional language44.9% 28.3%
SEN support11.5% 30.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% Stronger figure13.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% Stronger figure36.6% 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.

Greyfriars Catholic School

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