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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 3 February 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Larkmead School, URN 123255
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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 entry517 applications · 164 places offered · 191 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Larkmead School (URN 123255), the previous school.
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 | 164 | 517 | 3.2 | 191 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 | 489 | 2.8 | 188 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 167 | 462 | 2.8 | 153 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 178 | 426 | 2.4 | 167 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 164 | 376 | 2.3 | 143 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 | 133 | 358 | 2.7 | 126 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 130 | 373 | 2.9 | 111 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2019 | 180 | 355 | 2.0 | 135 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 316 | 2.1 | 140 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 140 | 307 | 2.2 | 117 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 * | 138 | 347 | 2.5 | 135 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 * | 124 | 312 | 2.5 | 106 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2014 * | 133 | 270 | 2.0 | 86 | 0.65 |
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.) | 146 | 39.0 | 30% | 53% | – |
| 2024/25 | 144 | 39.4 | 35% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 44.1 | 40% | 53% | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 146 | 45.6 | 45% | 62% | −0.17 |
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
- Larkmead SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.2applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · OxfordshireSome aspects not as strong20242.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · OxfordshireGood20241.4Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · Oxfordshire20261.2applications per place 31.2Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · OxfordshireGood202333.1Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · OxfordshireRemains Outstanding20221.8applications per place 59.6Attainment 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
- 143890 · 931/4125
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,060 pupils · 959 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2017
- Replaced
- Larkmead School (URN 123255)
- Address
- Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1RF
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources