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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 July 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 20 February 2018Graded 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 entry406 applications · 193 places offered · 194 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2015 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.9; 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 | 193 | 406 | 2.1 | 194 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 167 | 394 | 2.4 | 213 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 169 | 453 | 2.7 | 208 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2023 | 168 | 415 | 2.5 | 187 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 199 | 423 | 2.1 | 264 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2021 | 171 | 397 | 2.3 | 198 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2020 | 175 | 363 | 2.1 | 201 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 176 | 340 | 1.9 | 221 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2018 | 176 | 353 | 2.0 | 195 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 | 171 | 387 | 2.3 | 205 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2016 | 173 | 369 | 2.1 | 197 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2015 | 174 | 348 | 2.0 | 200 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 | 173 | 325 | 1.9 | 162 | 0.94 |
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.) | 176 | 52.5 | 61% | 76% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 55.4 | 63% | 80% | – |
| 2023/24 | 178 | 52.4 | 58% | 77% | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | 53.5 | 64% | 73% | +0.32 |
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 Marlborough Church of England SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20232.1applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · Oxfordshire20261.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · OxfordshireOutstanding20242.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · OxfordshireOutstanding20224.0applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · OxfordshireGood20234.6applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · OxfordshireStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · OxfordshireGood20234.4applications per place 60.1Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 12.6 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20232.4applications per place 41.6Attainment 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
- 138817 · 931/4560
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 1,138 pupils · 1,088 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 October 2012
- Replaced
- The Marlborough Church of England School (URN 123267)
- Address
- Shipton Road, Woodstock, OX20 1LP
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources