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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 49.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
49.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
44.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
12.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.24 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 48.5[6] 42.4%[6]
2023/24 49.6[4] 48.3%[4] +0.24[4]
2022/23 49[7] 52%[7] +0.34[7]
2021/22 52.2[8] 41%[8] +0.38[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
15.8% 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 C+[10] 8.7%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 6.5%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 12.5%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 14.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
56% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
32% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
4% 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] 54%[15] 0%[15] 36%[15] 5%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 58%[16] 0%[16] 35%[16] 3%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 64%[17] 0%[17] 29%[17] 1%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 97%[18] 62%[18] 0%[18] 30%[18] 4%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
58% 2022/23[19]
Education
63% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
30% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 66%[20] 67%[20] 2%[20] 18%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 66%[21] 71%[21] 4%[21] 19%[21]
2019/20 96%[22] 69%[22] 72%[22] 1%[22] 22%[22]
2018/19 88%[23] 58%[23] 61%[23] 2%[23] 25%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
75% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
19% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
30% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 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 81%[26] 42%[26]
2019/20 83%[25] 27%[25] 30%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 85%[27] 32%[27] 28%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 64%[28] 23%[28] 21%[28] 0%[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
22 Nov 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
15 Jan 2023[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
6 Jun 2017[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.5 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
430 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
186 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
172 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 421[31] 191[31] 179[31] 2.4[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2024 401[31] 150[31] 178[31] 2.3[31] 0.8[31]
Entry Sept 2023 371[31] 147[31] 145[31] 2.6[31] 1.0[31]
Entry Sept 2022 324[31] 155[31] 147[31] 2.2[31] 1.1[31]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
847[1]
Trust
THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY[1]
Local authority
Oxfordshire[1]
Website
http://www.blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk[1]
District
Cherwell[33]
Postcode
OX16 9DG[1]
URN
141146[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
908 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
36.5% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
18.9% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
2.5% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
15.3% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
60.6%[35]
Mixed
8.2%[35]
Asian
18.6%[35]
Black
9.4%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.3%[35]
Unclassified
1%[35]

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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    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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    Applications need to be made by 31st October 2026. (p. 1)
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