OFSTED
24 September 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
23 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
24
24 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
6
25.0% of pupils
Male pupils
18
75.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.8 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Oxfordshire
12.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Oxfordshire
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Oxfordshire
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.5%
15
Any other Mixed background
12.5%
3
Any other White background
8.3%
2
African
4.2%
1
Irish
4.2%
1
White and Black African
4.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
24 of
24 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
60.0%
19.8 pts
below England
Mulberry Bush School
60.0%
West Oxfordshire
79.7%
South East
79.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.