Greyfriars Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 146800
- Address
- Cricket Road, Cowley, Greyfriars Catholic School, OX4 3DR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 687 (52% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 46.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 19.2%
Mixed 14.2%
Other White 12.2%
Other Asian 11.6%
African 11.5%
Other 6.6%
Pakistani 6.4%
Indian 5.1%
Unclassified 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Caribbean 2.9%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.4
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.05
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 85 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 84 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Greyfriars Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 92
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 58 52 |
| Year 8 | 127 59 68 |
| Year 9 | 96 48 48 |
| Year 10 | 88 44 44 |
| Year 11 | 168 85 83 |
| Year 12 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 13 | 55 33 22 |