Bardwell School[1]
Special · ages 2–19
Headline results
Special schools' results are not shown as headlines: they are not comparable with mainstream schools'.
Results
Results at special schools and alternative provision aren't comparable with mainstream schools'. Shown as published, not compared.
Primary (key stage 2)
- Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
- 0% 2023/24[2]
- Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
- 0% 2023/24[2]
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) | Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0%[3] | 0%[3] |
Destinations after GCSEs
- Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
- 100% 2022/23[4]
- School sixth form
- 0% 2022/23[4]
- Sixth-form college
- 0% 2022/23[4]
- Further education college
- 0% 2022/23[4]
- Apprenticeship
- 0% 2022/23[4]
- Employment
- 0% 2022/23[4]
| Left in | Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment | School sixth form | Sixth-form college | Further education college | Apprenticeship | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 100%[5] | 0%[5] | 0%[5] | 0%[5] | 0%[5] | 0%[5] |
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
- 24 Mar 2026[6]
- Type
- S5 Inspection[6]
- Report published
- 18 May 2026[6]
- Inclusion
- Strong standard[6]
- Achievement
- Strong standard[6]
- Safeguarding standards
- Met[6]
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard[6]
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard[6]
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard[6]
- Early years (where applicable)
- Strong standard[6]
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard[6]
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Strong standard[6]
Competition to get in
No published data for this school.
Character & practicalities
- Type
- Academy special converter[1]
- Ages
- 2–19[1]
- Boys / girls
- Mixed[1]
- Sixth form
- Yes[1]
- Boarding
- No boarders[1]
- Capacity
- 95[1]
- Trust
- THE GALLERY TRUST[1]
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire[1]
- Website
- www.bardwell.oxon.sch.uk[1]
- District
- Cherwell[8]
- Postcode
- OX26 4RZ[1]
- URN
- 146683[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 118 2024/25[9]
- English as an additional language
- 11.9% 2024/25[9]
- SEN support
- 0% 2024/25[9]
- EHC plan
- 100% 2024/25[9]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 41.3% 2024/25[9]
Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26
- White
- 71.1%[10]
- Mixed
- 6.6%[10]
- Asian
- 9.1%[10]
- Black
- 6.6%[10]
- Any other ethnic group
- 2.5%[10]
- Unclassified
- 4.1%[10]
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
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.