The Cherwell School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Oxford, OX2 7EE
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Swan School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, OX2 7WP
Local ranking7th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1260
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 60.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 73.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 83.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 179
Destinations
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
28
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 109
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 952
- Boys
- 556 (53%)
- Girls
- 501 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1260 (84% full)
- SEND
- 19.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.8%
- EAL
- 31.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 15.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,834/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
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 32.7%
- White Other: 10.9%
- Black African: 9.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 8.3%
- Asian Indian: 7.3%
- Other: 6.7%
- Mixed Other: 5.7%
- Asian Other: 4.3%
32.7%
White British
10.9%
White Other
9.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Marston Ferry Road
Oxford, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 147203
- UKPRN
- 10083785
- Establishment No.
- 4016
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
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