The Cherwell School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 19 2022 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
137970
Address
Marston Ferry Road, OX2 7EE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2013 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
27.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.5%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.4%
Other White 14.7%
Mixed 13.6%
Pakistani 5.8%
Other 4.1%
Other Asian 3.9%
African 3.6%
Unclassified 2.7%
Indian 2.5%
Chinese 2.3%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.95
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 48%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 68%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 59.2
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.38
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE3
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE23
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE46
Art & DesignGCSE2
AstronomyGCSE5
BiologyGCSE163
Business Studies:SingleGCSE115
ChemistryGCSE163
ChineseGCSE4
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE277
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Cherwell School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
273
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
344
2nd preference
285
3rd preference
251
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
271
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
268
153
115
Year 8
269
147
122
Year 9
269
140
129
Year 10
273
157
116
Year 11
287
150
137
Year 12
334
159
175
Year 13
313
145
168
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
18.0%
30.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
74.0%
49.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
4.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
5.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.9%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
84.0%
58.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
47.0%
16.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
44.0%
15.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
5.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.4%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020