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Schools in Oxfordshire

  • 308State-funded schools
  • 242Primary
  • 42Secondary
  • 17Special
  • South EastRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
85%
close to England (84%)
6,814 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
94%
close to England (92%)
6,903 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.3
close to England median (2.2)
Median school
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Oxfordshire
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
85%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

6,814 applicants · 3.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 85%; England 84%
  2. 2025 87%; England 84%
  3. 2024 88%; England 83%
  4. 2023 87%; England 83%
  5. 2022 88%; England 83%
  6. 2021 89%; England 81%
  7. 2020 88%; England 82%
  8. 2019 86%; England 81%
  9. 2018 89%; England 82%
  10. 2017 88%; England 83%
  11. 2016 92%; England 84%
  12. 2015 91%; England 84%
  13. 2014 91%; England 85%
  • Oxfordshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20266,81485.4%95.6%3.7%
Sep 20256,96987.5%95.8%3.5%
Sep 20247,06887.8%96.4%3.0%
Sep 20237,12086.8%95.7%3.6%
Sep 20227,28888.1%95.7%3.7%
Sep 20216,94288.7%96.5%2.8%
Sep 20206,71188.4%96.2%3.4%
Sep 20197,11685.5%94.0%6.0%
Sep 20186,75088.7%96.4%3.6%
Sep 20176,52288.5%96.7%3.3%
Sep 20166,44292.1%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20156,23090.9%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20146,10290.6%97.8%2.2%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
94%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

6,903 applicants · 0.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 94%; England 92%
  2. 2025 94%; England 93%
  3. 2024 95%; England 93%
  4. 2023 94%; England 92%
  5. 2022 91%; England 92%
  6. 2021 93%; England 92%
  7. 2020 91%; England 90%
  8. 2019 93%; England 91%
  9. 2018 93%; England 91%
  10. 2017 94%; England 90%
  11. 2016 91%; England 88%
  12. 2015 88%; England 88%
  13. 2014 89%; England 88%
  • Oxfordshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20266,90394.0%99.1%0.7%
Sep 20256,83194.0%98.8%0.9%
Sep 20246,83894.5%99.2%0.7%
Sep 20237,06393.5%98.8%1.0%
Sep 20227,03391.5%98.3%1.4%
Sep 20216,86793.0%98.7%1.2%
Sep 20207,35590.6%97.5%2.1%
Sep 20197,11293.3%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20187,15893.1%98.8%1.2%
Sep 20177,10193.8%98.9%1.1%
Sep 20167,35691.4%98.0%2.0%
Sep 20157,98788.0%96.0%4.0%
Sep 20147,53389.0%96.8%3.2%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 33 schools of 308 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (23)
  • Post-16 provision (6)
  • Leadership and governance

Bar: share of schools; number of schools at each grade below.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 230 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding19
  • Good202
  • Requires improvement8
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 37 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education3295–
Behaviour and attitudes10252–
Personal development10261–
Leadership and management6283–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 8.

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Secondary schools in Oxfordshire

42 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Heyford Park School Good2023 4.6small intake applications per place 39.7 13%
The Swan School Good2023 4.4 applications per place 60.1 21%
The Cherwell School Outstanding2022 4.0 applications per place 58.9 17%
Langtree School Good2023 3.7 applications per place 54.0 11%
Aureus School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.4 applications per place 40.0 31%
Larkmead School Remains Good2024 3.2 applications per place 39.0 22%
Fitzharrys School Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 46.2 8%
Whitelands Academy Good2023 3.0 applications per place 45.5 20%
Gillotts School Outstanding2023 2.8 applications per place 60.2 10%
Bartholomew School Outstanding2024 2.7 applications per place 55.0 11%
St Johns CofE Academy Faith Not yet inspected 2.7 applications per place – 14%
North Oxfordshire Academy Remains Good2022 2.6 applications per place 47.7 32%
Cheney School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 47.0 26%
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge 2026 2.5 applications per place 39.2 24%
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Faith Good2022 2.5 applications per place 49.1 14%
Oxford Spires Academy Good2023 2.4 applications per place 47.7 27%
The Henry Box School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 41.6 20%
John Mason School Some aspects not as strong2024 2.3 applications per place 44.9 14%
Wallingford School Remains Good2022 2.3 applications per place 48.9 14%
The Warriner School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 46.8 15%
Greyfriars Catholic School Faith Good2023 2.3 applications per place 34.7 29%
Wheatley Park School Remains Good2022 2.3 applications per place 55.8 15%
Burford School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 50.7 14%
The Marlborough Church of England School Faith Remains Good · improving2023 2.1 applications per place 52.5 14%
Matthew Arnold School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place 48.6 13%
Chipping Norton School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.9 applications per place 49.9 18%
Didcot Girls' School Remains Outstanding2022 1.8 applications per place 59.6 13%
Icknield Community College Standards maintained2024 1.8 applications per place 44.3 16%
Gosford Hill School 2026 1.8 applications per place 45.1 20%
Lord Williams's School Good2022 1.7 applications per place 47.1 16%
Wood Green School Standards maintained2024 1.7 applications per place 43.6 17%
The Bicester School Good2024 1.7 applications per place 47.3 18%
King Alfred's 2026 1.6 applications per place 43.4 19%
Wykham Park Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 37.5 32%
Carterton Community College Requires significant improvement 2026 1.6 applications per place 34.6 21%
The Cooper School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 43.9 13%
St Birinus School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 50.8 17%
Faringdon Community College Good2024 1.3 applications per place 43.3 20%
The Oxford Academy Faith 2026 1.2 applications per place 31.2 50%
Europa School UK Good2024 no data 1.4 2%
Futures Institute Banbury Remains Good2022 no data 44.5 26%
UTC Oxfordshire Good2023 no data 33.1 25%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Oxfordshire

242 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
South Stoke Primary School 2026 17.0small intake applications per place 17% 21%
The Batt Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 12.5small intake applications per place 56% 13%
Freeland Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 7.5small intake applications per place 83% 4%
Grove Church of England School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 7.2small intake applications per place 50% 24%
Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 7.0small intake applications per place 64% 4%
Wroxton Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 7.0small intake applications per place 69% 18%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton Faith Good2023 6.8small intake applications per place 27% 18%
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 6.4small intake applications per place 69% 15%
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 6.2small intake applications per place 79% 11%
Bladon Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 5.9small intake applications per place 62% 21%
Little Milton Church of England Primary School Faith Some aspects not as strong2025 5.8small intake applications per place – 11%
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 5.3 applications per place 40% 17%
Brize Norton Primary School Good2024 5.1 applications per place 50% 8%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford Faith Remains Good2023 5.1 applications per place 67% 12%
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Faith Good2022 5.0small intake applications per place 65% 9%
Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 5.0small intake applications per place 47% 17%
Thomas Reade Primary School Good2024 5.0 applications per place 63% 12%
Ewelme CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 4.9small intake applications per place 50% 3%
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 4.8small intake applications per place 58% 8%
Lewknor Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 4.7small intake applications per place 60% 8%
Longworth Primary School Faith Good2024 4.7small intake applications per place 75% 20%
Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Faith Good2024 4.5 applications per place 73% 8%
St Mary's Church of England Infant School Faith Remains Good2024 4.4 applications per place – 11%
Stadhampton Primary School Remains Good2023 4.2small intake applications per place 69% 14%
New Marston Primary School Standards maintained2025 4.1 applications per place 68% 20%

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

All 242 primary schools, by district:

Special schools and other provision

24 schools