Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Lord Williams's School

11–18Ages
2,259Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138667URN

Oxford Road, Thame, OX9 2AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

515 applications for 301 places · 29th of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.1of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

18th of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 May 2022Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.3) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

515 applications · 301 places offered · 279 named it first

2026 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.7; 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	301	515	1.7	279	0.93
Sep 2025	335	562	1.7	314	0.94
Sep 2024	323	549	1.7	279	0.86
Sep 2023	335	563	1.7	312	0.93
Sep 2022	335	616	1.8	355	1.06
Sep 2021	340	658	1.9	324	0.95
Sep 2020	340	545	1.6	295	0.87
Sep 2019	318	612	1.9	327	1.03
Sep 2018	311	622	2.0	374	1.20
Sep 2017	335	588	1.8	343	1.02
Sep 2016	312	540	1.7	307	0.98
Sep 2015	309	550	1.8	335	1.08
Sep 2014	313	546	1.7	331	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

344 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.118th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%12th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	344	47.1	51%	73%	–
2024/25	345	46.2	48%	68%	–
2023/24	317	48.4	49%	74%	+0.06
2022/23	323	49.3	56%	77%	−0.04

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

Lord Williams's SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Wheatley Park School
10.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Icknield Community College
11.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
Princes Risborough School
11.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2022

2.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Waddesdon Church of England School
11.7 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

3.9applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
The Mandeville School
13.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Aylesbury UTC
13.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

25.5Attainment 8
The Aylesbury Vale Academy
13.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
13.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 74.3Attainment 8 Selective

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: 138667 · 931/4580
Trust: Thame Partnership Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,290 pupils · 2,259 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Lord Williams's School (URN 123268)
Address: Oxford Road, Thame, OX9 2AQ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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