The Swan School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Oxford, OX2 7WP
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, OX2 7EE
Local ranking3rd of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1850
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 October 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 58.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 268
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 42.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 39.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
312
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 34.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 647
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2008
- Boys
- 1051 (52%)
- Girls
- 972 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1850 (109% full)
- SEND
- 17.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.6%
- EAL
- 25.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 121.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,144/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 44.2%
- White Other: 15.3%
- Mixed Other: 6.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.7%
- Other: 4.5%
- Black African: 3.6%
- Asian Chinese: 3.4%
44.2%
White British
15.3%
White Other
6.2%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Marston Ferry Road
Oxford, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137970
- UKPRN
- 10036940
- Establishment No.
- 4116
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
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