The Cherwell School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Oxford, OX2 7EE
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Gosford Hill School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Local ranking28th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 141
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 15.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
55
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.0% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 136
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 848
- Boys
- 447 (54%)
- Girls
- 378 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (75% full)
- SEND
- 21.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.2%
- EAL
- 20.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 19.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,934/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
- 10.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.4% 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: 59.5%
- White Other: 11.3%
- Black African: 5.2%
- Asian Indian: 4.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.3%
- Asian Other: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Other: 2.6%
59.5%
White British
11.3%
White Other
5.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Oxford Road
Kidlington, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138897
- UKPRN
- 10039301
- Establishment No.
- 4060
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
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