St Birinus SchoolUTC Oxfordshire
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Didcot.
Summary of the comparison
St Birinus School and UTC Oxfordshire are secondary schools in Didcot.
St Birinus School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and UTC Oxfordshire scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Birinus School is ahead on our composite score.
St Birinus School was judged the expected standard and UTC Oxfordshire was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.8 for St Birinus School and 33.1 for UTC Oxfordshire.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Birinus School (55.0 in 2021-22, 50.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at UTC Oxfordshire (41.0 in 2021-22, 33.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DidcotSt Birinus School | DidcotUTC Oxfordshire | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | 38th of 41 in Oxfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,237 | 316 | |
| Capacity | 1,428 | 600 | |
| Location | Didcot, OX11 8AZ | Didcot, OX11 6BZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.8 Stronger figure | 33.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.8% Stronger figure | 21.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.3% Stronger figure | 51.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 165 | 102 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 65 | 26 | |
| A-level average points | 36.4 Stronger figure | 21.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.6 Stronger figure | 24.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,212 | 290 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.8% | 29.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.8% | 14.5% | |
| SEN support | 20.0% | 32.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 5.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% Stronger figure | 14.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.9% Stronger figure | 42.5% | 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
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.
St Birinus School
UTC Oxfordshire
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