Oxford Spires AcademyWheatley Park School

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

Summary of the comparison

Oxford Spires Academy and Wheatley Park School are secondary schools in Oxford.

  • Oxford Spires Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wheatley Park School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wheatley Park School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oxford Spires Academy was judged Good and Wheatley Park School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Oxford Spires Academy and 51.5 for Wheatley Park School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Oxford Spires Academy (49.6 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wheatley Park School (53.8 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oxford Spires Academy versus Wheatley Park School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OxfordOxford Spires AcademyOxfordWheatley Park SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking15th of 41 in Oxfordshire 9th of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,306 1,146
Capacity1,050 1,350
LocationOxford, OX4 2AU Oxford, OX33 1QH
GCSE results
Attainment 846.3 51.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths49.8% 56.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.7% 77.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc53.5% Stronger figure33.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.17 4.58 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort215 174
A-level results
A-level entries71 101
A-level average points35.0 Stronger figure31.6 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C
Best 3 A-levels points35.1 Stronger figure34.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects24.2% Stronger figure10.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,306 1,146
Free school meals (ever 6)28.1% 16.0%
English as an additional language39.4% 10.6%
SEN support16.9% 20.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.2% 8.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.0% 20.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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