Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU · Oxfordshire · secondary school
40th of 40 secondary schools in Oxfordshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.1/10 against 919 of them, against 0.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 2 | 35% | 0.05 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 18.9 · 3 | 30% | 0.09 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.61 · 11 | 25% | 0.28 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 33.8 · 4 | 10% | 0.04 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following an inspection in 2026. In 2024/25, 18.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 33.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.61 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Bushcraft week, and Hill & Mountain Skills. Trips include visits to the Victoria Apollo theatre, Hengistbury Head, Rutherford Appleton laboratory, Houses of Parliament, Big Bang Fair, An Inspector Calls, Glasbury, and Thailand. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.
Getting in. There are 774 pupils in a school with 909 places, leaving 135 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who fall behind in English and maths? What specific support is offered to students who do not attend the breakfast club? How does the curriculum prepare pupils for the transition to further education or employment?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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