St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ · Oxfordshire · secondary school
12th 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 865 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.4/10 among them, against 7.0/10 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
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 50.9 · 67 | 46% | 3.08 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.36 · 76 | 38% | 2.94 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 48.2 · 63 | 15% | 0.97 |
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. In 2024/25, 50.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 48.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.36 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.4 out of 10 among them, against 7.0 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Lego Robotics, Kung Fu, and Mandarin drama workshops, or play Rugby, Squash, and Basketball. Music lessons are available, and trips include visits to the Winchester Science Centre, Warwick Castle, and a Year 9 trip to China.
Getting in. The school has 1212 pupils in a capacity of 1428, leaving 216 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 in the lower-performing cohort identified in the intake comparison? What specific support is available for students who need extra help with their Progress 8 scores? How do the 216 spare places affect the size of individual class groups?
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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