OFSTED
10 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
565
565 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
247
43.7% of pupils
Male pupils
318
56.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.8 pts
below England
School
20.0%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.3 pts
below England
School
20.0%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Cherwell
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.9%
361
Any other White background
8.7%
49
Chinese
5.0%
28
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
16
Any other Asian background
2.7%
15
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
15
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
25.7%
145 of
565 pupils
4.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.4
7.2 pts
above England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.66 pts
higher than
England
School
9.88%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.45 pts
higher than
England
School
24.26%
Cherwell
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.21%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.41 pts
higher than
England
School
7.21%
Cherwell
1.81%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.2%
1.8 pts
above England
Whitelands Academy
94.2%
Cherwell
87.1%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.