The Swan School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
147203
Address
Marston Ferry Road, OX2 7WP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
862 (53% of total capacity)
Boys
53.9%
Girls
46.1%
First language not English
31.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.2%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.8%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 10.8%
African 9.7%
Pakistani 8.7%
Indian 7.5%
Other 5.8%
Other Asian 4.8%
Unclassified 2.2%
Chinese 1.9%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

A-Level Results

A Levels, Average result

This school
38.54, B
Local authority average, state-funded schools
32.99, C+
England average, state-funded schools
35.29, B-

Best 3

This school
37.67, B-
Local authority average, state-funded schools
33.11, C+
England average, state-funded schools
35.78, B-

AAB or higher

This school
20%
Local authority average, state-funded schools
19.6%
England average, state-funded schools
25.6%
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

Subjects entered at 16 to 18

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)4
Art and Design (Fine Art)GCE A level2
BiologyGCE A level1
Business Studies:SingleGCE A level2
ChemistryGCE A level4
Computer Studies / ComputingGCE A level1
English LiteratureGCE A level3
FrenchGCE A level1
HistoryGCE A level3
MathematicsGCE A level3
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Swan School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
173
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
185
2nd preference
297
3rd preference
171
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
148
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
95
84
Year 8
192
100
92
Year 9
180
107
73
Year 10
120
75
45
Year 11
122
64
58
Year 12
35
12
23
Year 13
34
12
22
Year 2023-2024