Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Oxford Spires Academy

11–19Ages
1,351Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136261URN

Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

509 applications for 213 places · 15th of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.7of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

15th of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Oxfordshire median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

509 applications · 213 places offered · 210 named it first

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2014 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	213	509	2.4	210	0.99
Sep 2025	211	500	2.4	223	1.06
Sep 2024	216	559	2.6	264	1.22
Sep 2023	216	536	2.5	220	1.02
Sep 2022	217	526	2.4	239	1.10
Sep 2021	213	522	2.5	259	1.22
Sep 2020	218	515	2.4	222	1.02
Sep 2019	217	537	2.5	252	1.16
Sep 2018	219	445	2.0	198	0.90
Sep 2017	218	507	2.3	247	1.13
Sep 2016	215	469	2.2	191	0.89
Sep 2015	208	372	1.8	156	0.75
Sep 2014	151	325	2.2	118	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

215 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.715th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%11th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	215	47.7	52%	72%	–
2024/25	215	46.3	50%	71%	–
2023/24	217	48.8	53%	69%	+0.53
2022/23	214	48.2	49%	64%	+0.28

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oxford Spires AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Greyfriars Catholic School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 34.7Attainment 8
Cheney School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
The Oxford Academy
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.2applications per place 31.2Attainment 8
The Swan School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.4applications per place 60.1Attainment 8
The Cherwell School
4.5 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

4.0applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
Matthew Arnold School
5.7 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Wheatley Park School
5.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Fitzharrys School
8.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 46.2Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136261 · 931/6907
Trust: Anthem Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,351 on roll
Free school meals: 26.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2011
Replaced: Oxford School (URN 123252)
Address: Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources