Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Gosford Hill School

11–18Ages
825Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138897URN

Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

192 applications for 110 places · 28th of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.1of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

23rd of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 14 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
15 February 2022
Graded 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 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

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

192 applications · 110 places offered · 95 named it first

2026 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2015 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 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	110	192	1.8	95	0.86
Sep 2025	147	226	1.5	98	0.67
Sep 2024	145	240	1.7	132	0.91
Sep 2023	139	212	1.5	111	0.80
Sep 2022	149	177	1.2	90	0.60
Sep 2021	144	201	1.4	113	0.78
Sep 2020	156	183	1.2	92	0.59
Sep 2019	178	206	1.2	120	0.67
Sep 2018	152	201	1.3	126	0.83
Sep 2017	166	232	1.4	135	0.81
Sep 2016	178	289	1.6	159	0.89
Sep 2015	172	245	1.4	146	0.85
Sep 2014	134	228	1.7	119	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

141 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.123rd of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%26th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	141	45.1	44%	61%	–
2024/25	123	45.3	42%	62%	–
2023/24	167	45.2	46%	69%	−0.36
2022/23	142	50.0	52%	68%	+0.12

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

Gosford Hill SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The Cherwell School
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

4.0applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
The Marlborough Church of England School
5.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.1applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
The Swan School
5.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.4applications per place 60.1Attainment 8
Bartholomew School
8.0 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Cheney School
8.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Matthew Arnold School
8.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Oxford Spires Academy
9.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

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

Good2023

2.3applications per place 34.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138897 · 931/4060
Trust: River Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 825 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Gosford Hill School (URN 123241)
Address: Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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