Wykham Park

Wykham Park continues to demonstrate good performance since its last inspection in 2018, showing significant commitment to the success of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The majority of pupils enjoy their time at school, adhering to the school's values and maintaining good behavior. The school provides a broad curriculum designed to build knowledge effectively over the years, providing students with diverse learning opportunities. However, improvements are still needed in attendance to ensure all pupils achieve academic success, particularly among disadvantaged groups.

Strengths

• Pupils generally enjoy attending school and conduct themselves well.
• The school has a strong commitment to inclusivity and support for SEND students.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities enriches students' educational experience.
• Excellent leadership and high expectations contribute to positive learning environments.
• Pupils demonstrate good progression in their reading skills due to targeted support.
• High quality of work is produced by pupils across subjects, especially in the sixth form.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle with regular attendance, impacting their learning.
• Outcomes for certain pupil groups do not yet reflect the school's ambitions.

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.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wykham Park attended 87.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 34.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 8.5% of pupils at Wykham Park were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Wykham Park had 14.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 16.8% of pupils at Wykham Park were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Wykham Park received £9,160 and spent £8,634 for each of its 832 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £42,000 (-£50 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Aspirations Academies Trust, income was £8,111 and spending £8,266 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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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All schools in Banbury · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Wykham Park is part of Aspirations Academies Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Futures Institute Banbury Banbury
• Harriers Banbury Academy Banbury
• Dashwood Banbury Academy Banbury
• Park Academy West London Hillingdon
• Rivers Academy West London Feltham
• Space Studio West London Hounslow
• Oak Hill Academy West London Feltham
• Oriel Academy West London Feltham
• Jewell Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth
• Magna Academy Poole

What is Wykham Park's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wykham Park is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Wykham Park last inspected by Ofsted?

Wykham Park was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Wykham Park have?

Wykham Park has 800 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wykham Park cover?

Wykham Park for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Wykham Park's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.5, and 30% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wykham Park?

Wykham Park is at Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY.