The Warriner School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
142218
Address
Banbury Road, Bloxham, OX15 4LJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1527 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
6.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.4%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.8%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 6%
Pakistani 2.6%
Other Asian 1.9%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.6%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 36%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.2
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.89
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)Technical Award39
TourismTechnical Award8
Art & DesignGCSE9
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE29
BiologyGCSE104
ChemistryGCSE104
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE52
English LanguageGCSE262
English LiteratureGCSE243
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Warriner School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
272
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
232
2nd preference
175
3rd preference
99
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
226
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
275
149
126
Year 8
282
126
156
Year 9
279
145
134
Year 10
277
145
132
Year 11
267
145
122
Year 12
83
41
42
Year 13
64
33
31
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
83.8%
85.5%
Further education
46.0%
34.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
37.0%
45.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
4.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
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
76.0%
55.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
18.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
6.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022