The Cherwell School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B80
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Oxford, OX2 7EE
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Matthew Arnold School
Arnolds Way, Oxford, OX2 9JE
Local ranking16th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1220
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 10 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 56.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 65.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 83.1% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 53.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 207
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 52.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
107
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 239
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1250
- Boys
- 632 (51%)
- Girls
- 618 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1220 (102% full)
- SEND
- 19.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.7%
- EAL
- 16.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 16.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,953/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.0% 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: 56.4%
- White Other: 11.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.9%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
- Black African: 3.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.6%
- Other: 2.7%
- Asian Other: 2.6%
56.4%
White British
11.4%
White Other
4.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 142104
- UKPRN
- 10053593
- Establishment No.
- 4128
- Trust
- ACER TRUST
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