OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
EPA TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
700
700 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
350
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
350
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.6 pts
below England
School
10.7%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cherwell
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.9%
517
Any other White background
8.4%
59
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
28
Unclassified
4.0%
28
African
2.9%
20
Any other Asian background
1.4%
10
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
20.4%
143 of
700 pupils
0.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 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
39.7
0.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.13 · 2023/24
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
7.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.27 pts
higher than
England
School
7.49%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.10 pts
higher than
England
School
22.91%
Cherwell
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.31 pts
higher than
England
School
3.11%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
83.3%
7.8 pts
below England
Heyford Park School
83.3%
Cherwell
70.2%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.