Aureus School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Oct 22 2024 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
- 485 (45% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.9%
- Girls
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.8%
- Persistent absence
- 31.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
White British 65.8%
Other White 10.1%
African 9.1%
Mixed 6.1%
Indian 2.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.83
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 92 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
Aureus School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 104
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 189
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 87 52 35 |
| Year 8 | 95 50 45 |
| Year 9 | 112 74 38 |
| Year 10 | 92 46 46 |
| Year 11 | 99 59 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 34.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 45.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 3.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |