Aureus School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 30 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 140653
- Address
- Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, OX11 6FF
- Website
- www.aureusschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 545 (51% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.0%
- Girls
- 42.0%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 63.5%
Other White 12.1%
African 7.3%
Mixed 7.1%
Unclassified 3.7%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.5
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.28
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Dance | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
Admissions
Aureus School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 170
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 80 43 37 |
| Year 8 | 106 69 37 |
| Year 9 | 128 70 58 |
| Year 10 | 100 60 40 |
| Year 11 | 131 74 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 56.0% 31.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 49.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.2% |