Gosford Hill School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Oxford Road
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 2NT
Phone 01865374971
Reference Number 138897

General Makeup

Number of pupils 848
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.07%
Girls: 44.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 82 73 155
8 81 62 143
9 80 63 143
10 84 63 147
11 71 56 127
12 39 37 76
13 30 27 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.6%
White, Other 11.3%
African 5.2%
Indian 4.2%
Mixed, Other 3.3%
Asian, Other 3.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.7%
White & Asian 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Pakistani 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2022-04-08
Date Report
2022-02-15 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 08 April 2022
2021-07-15 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 21 September 2021
2021-02-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 23 March 2021
2019-06-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 12 July 2019
2018-02-06 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 06 March 2018
2017-02-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 March 2017
2016-02-11 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 07 March 2016
2015-05-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 June 2015
2012-11-02 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 November 2012
Previously as Gosford Hill School
2012-02-08 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 February 2012
2010-06-09 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 July 2010
2009-04-29 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 21 May 2009
2007-09-25 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 October 2007
2006-05-02 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2006
2000-04-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 04 July 2000
2012-02-08 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 February 2012
2010-06-09 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 July 2010
2009-04-29 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 21 May 2009
2007-09-25 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 October 2007
2006-05-02 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2006
2000-04-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 04 July 2000

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 41.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.9% Unlock Unlock

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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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 34.59 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.57 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 13% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 60 25
Third Preference 38 5
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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