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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry248 applications · 105 places offered · 93 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2015 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.6
- 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 | 105 | 248 | 2.4 | 93 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 129 | 281 | 2.2 | 125 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 164 | 330 | 2.0 | 140 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 196 | 351 | 1.8 | 161 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2022 | 181 | 315 | 1.7 | 164 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 172 | 299 | 1.7 | 139 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2020 | 173 | 259 | 1.5 | 109 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2019 | 176 | 263 | 1.5 | 153 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 | 198 | 311 | 1.6 | 179 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 162 | 295 | 1.8 | 161 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 200 | 340 | 1.7 | 198 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 216 | 358 | 1.7 | 215 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 209 | 333 | 1.6 | 207 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 178 | 41.6 | 38% | 53% | – |
| 2024/25 | 168 | 42.2 | 36% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 169 | 39.2 | 33% | 56% | −0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 189 | 45.5 | 40% | 61% | −0.11 |
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
- The Henry Box SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.4applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · OxfordshireStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · OxfordshireOutstanding20242.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 8.0 km · OxfordshireRequires significant improvement 20261.6applications per place 34.6Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20232.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 12.6 km · OxfordshireRemains Good · improving20232.1applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 13.4 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 14.9 km · Oxfordshire20261.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · OxfordshireOutstanding20224.0applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138210 · 931/4050
- Trust
- The Mill Academy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,469 pupils · 1,027 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2012
- Replaced
- The Henry Box School (URN 123237)
- Address
- Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AX
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources