John Mason School is a secondary school located in Abingdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Website: http://www.johnmason.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01235524664
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Adrian Rees
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140580

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1040
Number of Pupils: 1058
Number of Boys: 553
Number of Girls: 505

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.06 Confidence interval -0.26 to 0.14
Of the 171 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 165 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.02
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
Boxhill Walk , OX14 1HB
3out of 4 311 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Carswell Community Primary School
Bostock Road , OX14 1DP
3out of 4 788 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunmore Primary School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NR
3out of 4 826 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Radley Road , OX14 3PP
3out of 4 1,208 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Rush Common School
Hendred Way , OX14 2AW
3out of 4 1,453 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Mason School
Wootton Road , OX14 1JB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NP
3out of 4 691 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF
3out of 4 913 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon and Witney College
Wootton Road , OX14 1GG
- not rated 492 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon School
Park Road , OX14 1DE
- not rated 448 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road , OX20 1LZ
- not rated 623 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road , OX14 3PS
- not rated 914 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN
- not rated 976 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Unicorn School
20 Marcham Road , OX14 1AA
- not rated 1,030 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.