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Gosford Hill School

Kidlington, OX5 2NT · Oxfordshire · secondary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Secondary
2.8/10 Below average

35th of 40 secondary schools in Oxfordshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 930 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7/10 among them, against 3.7/10 nationally. 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
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 13 35% 0.45
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 41.5 · 44 30% 1.33
Progress 8 2023/24 -0.36 · 23 25% 0.58
Attainment 8 2024/25 45.3 · 47 10% 0.47

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

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How it's doing. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2026. In 2024/25, 41.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 45.3, slightly above the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.36 in 2023/24, indicating pupils made less progress than similar pupils nationally. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7 out of 10 among them, against 3.7 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the German Club, Soul Band, Junior Orchestra, Kidlington Schools Brass Band, and PALS Drop In Sessions, or pursue the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The school stages a production and offers trips to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ypres, and for skiing.

Getting in. The school has 848 pupils in a capacity of 1100, leaving 252 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to improve their progress scores, which are below the national baseline? What specific support is available for students who do not attend a breakfast or after-school club? How do the smaller class sizes, resulting from the current vacancy, affect individual teacher attention?

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