Oxford Spires Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Oxford, OX4 2AU
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Greyfriars Catholic School
Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3DR
Local ranking31st of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 11 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 34.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 30.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 94
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D-
Avg A-Level Grade
15.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
14.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
30
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 135
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 670
- Boys
- 332 (50%)
- Girls
- 337 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (56% full)
- SEND
- 14.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.4%
- EAL
- 44.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 11.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,199/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
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 19.1%
- Black African: 15.9%
- Asian Other: 11.6%
- White Other: 11.3%
- Other: 8.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.6%
- Asian Indian: 4.9%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
19.1%
White British
15.9%
Black African
11.6%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 146800
- UKPRN
- 10086753
- Establishment No.
- 4014
- Trust
- THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
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