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The Cherwell School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 59 58.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
58.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
64.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
34% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.88 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 58.3[6] 66.2%[6]
2023/24 58.4[4] 64.8%[4] +0.88[4]
2022/23 59.2[7] 68%[7] +0.95[7]
2021/22 63.3[8] 76%[8] +0.94[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
34.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 23.5%[10]
2022/23 B-[11] 24.8%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 42.5%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 27.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
63% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2021/22[15]
Further education college
22% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
3% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 72%[15] 0%[15] 19%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 97%[16] 74%[16] 0%[16] 18%[16] 1%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 93%[17] 72%[17] 15%[17] 1%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 64%[18] 0%[18] 23%[18] 2%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
Education
47% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
39% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 79%[20] 52%[20] 1%[20] 26%[20]
2020/21 82%[21] 53%[21] 2%[21] 27%[21]
2019/20 83%[22] 59%[22] 2%[22] 22%[22]
2018/19 83%[23] 49%[23] 1%[23] 33%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
84% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
51% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
44% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
5% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 77%[26] 44%[26]
2019/20 84%[25] 47%[25] 44%[25] 5%[25]
2018/19 84%[27] 43%[27] 40%[27] 4%[27]
2017/18 79%[28] 40%[28] 40%[28] 5%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Oct 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
1 Dec 2022[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.0 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
965 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
396 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
243 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1056[30] 360[30] 255[30] 4.1[30] 1.4[30]
Entry Sept 2024 996[30] 344[30] 273[30] 3.6[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 1041[30] 389[30] 256[30] 4.1[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2022 851[30] 364[30] 259[30] 3.3[30] 1.4[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1850[1]
Trust
RIVER LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Oxfordshire[1]
Website
http://www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk[1]
District
Oxford[31]
Postcode
OX2 7EE[1]
URN
137970[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
2008 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
25.9% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
13.6% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
3.6% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
18.6% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
58.6%[33]
Mixed
16.6%[33]
Asian
14.4%[33]
Black
4.3%[33]
Any other ethnic group
5%[33]
Unclassified
1.2%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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