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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 24 November 2015Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry471 applications · 263 places offered · 280 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2015 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 263 | 471 | 1.8 | 280 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 264 | 550 | 2.1 | 367 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2024 | 292 | 582 | 2.0 | 372 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2023 | 269 | 565 | 2.1 | 379 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2022 | 295 | 486 | 1.7 | 346 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 | 268 | 440 | 1.6 | 299 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2020 | 273 | 462 | 1.7 | 306 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 | 269 | 544 | 2.0 | 405 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2018 | 299 | 473 | 1.6 | 329 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 267 | 379 | 1.4 | 259 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 267 | 355 | 1.3 | 270 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 225 | 271 | 1.2 | 207 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 238 | 287 | 1.2 | 225 | 0.95 |
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.) | 261 | 59.6 | 71% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 262 | 58.8 | 72% | 87% | – |
| 2023/24 | 258 | 58.8 | 69% | 87% | +0.87 |
| 2022/23 | 282 | 59.9 | 71% | 86% | +0.96 |
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
- Didcot Girls' SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20221.8applications per place 59.6Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · OxfordshireGood202333.1Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · OxfordshireGood20241.4Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · OxfordshireSome aspects not as strong20242.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20243.2applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 8.7 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20222.3applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138490 · 931/4139
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,593 pupils · 1,633 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Didcot Girls' School (URN 123260)
- Address
- Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources