Futures Institute Banbury

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 6 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
140886
Address
Ruskin Road, OX16 9HY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
121 (42% of total capacity)
Boys
79.3%
Girls
20.7%
First language not English
20.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.8%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57.9%
Other White 11.6%
Mixed 10%
African 5.8%
Other Asian 5%
Pakistani 3.3%
Indian 2.5%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Chinese 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 38%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.35
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE2
BiologyGCSE43
ChemistryGCSE43
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Applied EngineeringGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE46
English LiteratureGCSE43
GeographyGCSE29
MathematicsGCSE46
PhysicsGCSE43
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes11.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
47
38
9
Year 11
49
37
12
Year 12
15
11
4
Year 13
10
10
0
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
83.8%
85.5%
Further education
57.0%
34.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
20.0%
45.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
4.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
4.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
10.0%
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
SUPP
55.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
SUPP
18.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
SUPP
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
SUPP
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022