The Swan School

Type Secondary / Free schools
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Marston Ferry Road
Oxford
OX2 7WP
Phone 01865416070
Reference Number 147203

General Makeup

Number of pupils 952
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.47%
Girls: 46.53%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 94 85 179
8 93 83 176
9 100 90 190
10 103 78 181
11 75 45 120
12 35 42 77
13 9 20 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 31.9%
White, Other 10.6%
African 9.3%
Pakistani 8.1%
Indian 7.1%
Mixed, Other 5.6%
Asian, Other 4.2%
White & Asian 4.1%
White & Black (African) 3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.6%
Unclassified 2.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-29
Date Description Report
2023-09-13 School inspection: School inspection:

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)
55.6 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 66.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 73.8% Unlock Unlock

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)
0.55 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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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.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.54 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.67 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 20% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 297 22
Third Preference 171 3
From another Local Authority 1 0

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