Didcot Girls' School is a secondary school located in Didcot. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 25/11/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

Check Didcot Girls' School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Manor Crescent, Didcot

School Information

Address: Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Website: www.didcotgirls.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01235812092
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Georgina Littler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138490

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1542
Number of Pupils: 1551
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1551

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.71 Confidence interval 0.54 to 0.89
Of the 216 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 204 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:49%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:64%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.91
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydalls Nursery School
Lydalls Road , OX11 7HX
4out of 4 786 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB
2out of 4 183 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Stephen Freeman Community Primary School
Freeman Road , OX11 7BZ
3out of 4 774 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road , OX11 8BA
3out of 4 1,065 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Aureus Primary School
Clover Fields , Great Western Park OX11 6GS
- not rated 1,071 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Cockcroft Road , OX11 8LJ
3out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Birinus School
Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ
3out of 4 1,115 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Aureus School
Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF
- not rated 1,393 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
UTC Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ
3out of 4 1,464 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.