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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 June 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Fitzharrys School, URN 123257
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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 entry511 applications · 167 places offered · 251 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Fitzharrys School (URN 123257), 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 | 167 | 511 | 3.1 | 251 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2025 | 170 | 485 | 2.9 | 204 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 168 | 454 | 2.7 | 167 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 150 | 402 | 2.7 | 111 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2022 | 151 | 340 | 2.3 | 125 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2021 | 137 | 351 | 2.6 | 122 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 118 | 313 | 2.7 | 104 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 175 | 286 | 1.6 | 112 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2018 * | 121 | 278 | 2.3 | 117 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 101 | 255 | 2.5 | 74 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2016 * | 113 | 273 | 2.4 | 109 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 123 | 273 | 2.2 | 92 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2014 * | 97 | 219 | 2.3 | 46 | 0.47 |
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.) | 135 | 46.2 | 48% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 114 | 46.0 | 53% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 127 | 45.5 | 43% | 70% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 116 | 47.8 | 48% | 75% | +0.27 |
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
- Fitzharrys SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · OxfordshireSome aspects not as strong20242.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20243.2applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · OxfordshireGood20241.4Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · Oxfordshire20261.2applications per place 31.2Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · OxfordshireGood20232.3applications per place 34.7Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · OxfordshireGood20232.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 40.0Attainment 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
- 146392 · 931/4127
- Trust
- Alt Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,066 pupils · 906 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 November 2018
- Replaced
- Fitzharrys School (URN 123257)
- Address
- Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NP
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources