Bartholomew School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 14 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
137919
Address
Witney Road, Eynsham, OX29 4AP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1383 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.7%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.2%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 6.4%
Chinese 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
African 1.3%
Other 1.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 1%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 67%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 56.9
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
MultimediaTechnical Award33
Sports StudiesTechnical Award7
Art & DesignGCSE49
BiologyGCSE88
Business Studies:SingleGCSE77
ChemistryGCSE88
ChineseGCSE3
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
Design & TechnologyGCSE44
English LanguageGCSE211
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bartholomew School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
213
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
197
2nd preference
201
3rd preference
136
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
195
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
215
121
94
Year 8
218
100
118
Year 9
217
114
103
Year 10
213
105
108
Year 11
213
132
81
Year 12
172
83
89
Year 13
135
68
67
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
83.8%
85.5%
Further education
31.0%
34.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
57.0%
45.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
4.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
3.1%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
55.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
34.0%
18.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022