Burford School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 11 2023 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
138289
Address
Cheltenham Road, OX18 4PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1461 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
3.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.5%
Unclassified 35.7%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2.5%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.12
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 25%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 52%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.2
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.14
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award29
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award33
TourismTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE44
BiologyGCSE50
Business Studies:SingleGCSE80
ChemistryGCSE49
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
Design & TechnologyGCSE55
English LanguageGCSE242
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Burford School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
228
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
270
2nd preference
167
3rd preference
78
From another Local Authority
36
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
227
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes23.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
115
125
Year 8
243
126
117
Year 9
246
123
123
Year 10
251
119
132
Year 11
249
124
125
Year 12
99
40
59
Year 13
133
76
57
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
85.0%
85.6%
Further education
31.0%
31.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
48.0%
49.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
9.0%
3.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
4.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
5.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.3%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
58.9%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
19.9%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021