John Mason School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Abingdon, OX14 1JB
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Local ranking26th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1060
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 39.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 23.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 144
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
66
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.6% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 131
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 940
- Boys
- 434 (46%)
- Girls
- 506 (54%)
- Capacity
- 1060 (89% full)
- SEND
- 20.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.7%
- EAL
- 10.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 14.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £4,426/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.4% 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: 76.2%
- White Other: 5.6%
- Asian Other: 3.8%
- Black African: 2.4%
- Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
76.2%
White British
5.6%
White Other
3.8%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Faringdon Road
Abingdon, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 143890
- UKPRN
- 10062367
- Establishment No.
- 4125
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
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