Oxford Spires Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Oxford, OX4 2AU
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Cheney School
Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH
Local ranking17th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1615
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 282
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
38.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
119
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 26.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 298
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1704
- Boys
- 837 (49%)
- Girls
- 869 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1615 (106% full)
- SEND
- 22.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.0%
- EAL
- 33.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 17.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 106.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,640/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
- 10.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.0% 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: 42.2%
- White Other: 12.5%
- Asian Other: 7.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 5.8%
- Black African: 5.4%
- Asian Indian: 5.2%
- Other: 4.5%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
42.2%
White British
12.5%
White Other
7.0%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139146
- UKPRN
- 10039967
- Establishment No.
- 4120
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
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