Europa School UK
Europa School UK is a free schools in Abingdon for pupils aged 4 to 19. It has 1,146 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Europa School UK is Good, from an inspection in June 2024. In 2023 its average Attainment 8 score was 18.8, and 73% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: June 2024. GCSE results: 2023. A-level results: 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Other schools / Free schools |
| Age Range | 4-19 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Thame Lane Culham Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 3DZ |
| Phone | 01235524060 |
| Reference Number | 138269 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 1146 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.61%
Girls: 49.39% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 2.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 51.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 45 | 90 |
| 2 | 49 | 40 | 89 |
| 3 | 51 | 42 | 93 |
| 4 | 50 | 42 | 92 |
| 5 | 50 | 41 | 91 |
| 6 | 39 | 51 | 90 |
| 7 | 42 | 48 | 90 |
| 8 | 46 | 41 | 87 |
| 9 | 47 | 42 | 89 |
| 10 | 41 | 49 | 90 |
| 11 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 12 | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| 13 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 35.8% |
| White, British | 26.4% |
| White, Other | 23.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.5% |
| White & Asian | 3.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1% |
| Chinese | 0.7% |
| African | 0.7% |
| Asian, Other | 0.6% |
| Indian | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
Europa School UK is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in several areas, including leadership, management, and the quality of education. The school has an exceptionally ambitious curriculum based on the International Baccalaureate, promoting a multicultural perspective and enhancing multilingual skills among pupils. Notable strengths include the school's outstanding personal development programs and early years provision, fostering resilience and engagement in students. However, there is a concern regarding the support for some pupils at the beginning stages of learning to read, which may affect the speed at which they overcome gaps in phonics knowledge.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| > Quality of education | Good |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Outstanding |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| > Early Years Provision | Outstanding |
| > Sixth Form Provision | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2024 | School inspection: |
| 05 Dec 2018 | Full inspection: |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Full inspection: |
Strengths
- Rich and ambitious curriculum based on the International Baccalaureate
- Outstanding personal development programs
- Exceptional early years provision fostering multilingual skills
- High expectations leading to strong pupil outcomes
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Strong engagement and positive attitudes among sixth-form students
Areas for Improvement
- Support for some pupils learning to read is not precise enough
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 18.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress 8 Score
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| School Score | Percentile (loc) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
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Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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| Points | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
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| Average Points | 36.94 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Grades
| School | Local | Nationwide | |
| Average Grade | B- | B- | C+ |
| Average Grade (best 3) | NE | B- | C+ |
| Percentage | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
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How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
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| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 67% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 4% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
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| Reading | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
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| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
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| Reading | 4.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
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| Second Preference | 30 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 22 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
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| Second Preference | 1 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 0 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
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In 2024–25 Europa School UK had 1,102 pupils for 1,230 places. 128 places (10.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Abingdon East Primary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 123 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 128 in 2029–30, up 4%.
Year 7 intake in the “Abingdon Secondary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 618 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 522 in 2031–32, down 16%.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 784 | 784 | 784 | 812 | 812 | 868 | 1,120 | 1,192 | 1,192 | 1,192 | 1,192 | 1,230 |
| Pupils | 163 | 218 | 278 | 363 | 443 | 829 | 863 | 916 | 992 | 1,037 | 1,066 | 1,102 |
| Unfilled | 79.2% | 72.2% | 64.5% | 55.3% | 45.4% | 4.5% | 22.9% | 23.2% | 16.8% | 13.0% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
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In 2024–25 pupils at Europa School UK attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.0% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Europa School UK were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Europa School UK had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 10.5% | 11.6% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 19.7% | 18.8% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 10.1% | 9.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 78.6% | 41.2% | 54.2% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 42.9% | – | 43.5% | 78.7% | 60.0% | 68.9% | 69.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 26.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | – | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 14.4% of pupils at Europa School UK were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 50 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 45 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 36 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 14 | 5 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 4 |
| Hearing impairment | 4 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 4 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Europa School UK received £6,526 and spent £6,416 for each of its 1,107 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £738,000 (£667 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £402,000 | £446,000 | £494,000 | £555,000 | £442,000 | £615,000 | £738,000 |
| per pupil | £466 | £497 | £533 | £565 | £425 | £574 | £667 |
| In-year balance | -£135,000 | £46,000 | £48,000 | £60,000 | -£113,000 | £172,000 | £122,000 |
| per pupil | -£157 | £51 | £52 | £61 | -£109 | £160 | £110 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
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What is Europa School UK's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Europa School UK is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
When was Europa School UK last inspected by Ofsted?
Europa School UK was last inspected in June 2024.
How many pupils does Europa School UK have?
Europa School UK has 1,146 pupils on roll.
What age range does Europa School UK cover?
Europa School UK for pupils aged 4 to 19.
What are Europa School UK's GCSE results?
In 2023 its average Attainment 8 score was 18.8, and 73% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
What are Europa School UK's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Europa School UK?
Europa School UK is at Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ.