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The Oxford Academy

  • 11–19Ages
  • 1,062Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 148354URN

Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JZ · 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
1.2per place
1.1 below Oxfordshire median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

168 applications for 138 places · 38th of 38 in Oxfordshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
31.2of 90
40th of 41 in Oxfordshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 10 March 2026
    Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
  2. 18 October 2023
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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
1.2applications per place, Year 7
1.1 below Oxfordshire median (2.3) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

168 applications · 138 places offered · 92 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  2. 2025 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
  3. 2024 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  4. 2023 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  9. 2018 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 6 years.
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as The Oxford Academy (URN 135675), Peers School (URN 123242), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261381681.2920.67
Sep 20251772091.21070.60
Sep 20241782291.31090.61
Sep 20232052511.21390.68
Sep 20221982371.21680.85
Sep 20212052281.11560.76
Sep 2020 *2083361.61940.93
Sep 2019 *2093601.72261.08
Sep 2018 *2082831.41750.84
Sep 2017 *1832161.21350.74
Sep 2016 *1562021.31110.71
Sep 2015 *1441851.31020.71
Sep 2014 *1472021.41270.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

190 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)31.240th of 41 in Oxfordshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%38th of 41 in Oxfordshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths34%
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.72
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)19031.224%34%–
2024/2520033.621%42%–
2023/2420933.025%45%−0.72
2022/2319832.627%42%−0.87

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

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
148354 · 931/4019
Trust
River Learning Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,400 pupils · 1,062 on roll
Free school meals
50.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 November 2020
Replaced
The Oxford Academy (URN 135675); Peers School (URN 123242)
Address
Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Local authority
Oxfordshire · Oxford

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