The Cherwell School is a secondary school located in Oxford. 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 29/01/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Marston Ferry Road, Oxford

School Information

Address: Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, OX2 7EE
Website: http://www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01865558719
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Price
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137970

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1850
Number of Pupils: 2077
Number of Boys: 1067
Number of Girls: 1010

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.75 Confidence interval 0.59 to 0.92
Of the 266 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 238 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:50%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:64%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.28
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
143 Woodstock Road , OX2 7PH 		3out of 4 1,187 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
Navigation Way , OX2 6AB 		3out of 4 1,402 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cutteslowe Primary School
Wren Road , Cutteslowe OX2 7SX 		3out of 4 1,443 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
Raymund Road , OX3 0PJ 		3out of 4 1,551 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wolvercote Primary School
First Turn , Wolvercote OX2 8AQ 		3out of 4 2,021 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7EE 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Swan School
Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP 		- not rated 1,431 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Activate Learning
Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA 		- not rated 3,200 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxford High School
Belbroughton Road , Oxford OX2 6XA 		- not rated 274 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Summer Fields School
Mayfield Road , OX2 7EN 		- not rated 457 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Clare's, Oxford
139 Banbury Road , OX2 7AL 		- not rated 498 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Edward's School
Woodstock Road , OX2 7NN 		- not rated 748 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Northern House Academy
South Parade , OX2 7JN 		- not rated 881 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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