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Schools in South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire has 73 schools: 59 primary and 14 secondary or all-through. 81% of the 47 schools with an Ofsted grade are rated Good or better (Strong standard or better under the new report cards). Among secondary schools, Gillotts School has the highest Attainment 8 score (61.3 in 2025). Among primary schools, Nettlebed Community School has the highest share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (100% in 2025).

  • 85 schools
  • 14 secondary
  • 59 primary

Secondary Schools in South Oxfordshire

Ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE score per pupil. Progress 8 is from the latest year published.

#SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Pupils
1 Gillotts School Outstanding 61.3 (2025) +0.71 (2024) 934
2 Didcot Girls' School Outstanding 58.8 (2025) +0.87 (2024) 1,633
3 Langtree School Good 58.0 (2025) +0.65 (2024) 626
4 Wallingford School Good 53.9 (2025) +0.31 (2024) 1,507
5 Wheatley Park School Expected standard 51.5 (2025) +0.55 (2024) 1,146
6 Icknield Community College – 51.2 (2025) +0.24 (2024) 804
7 St Birinus School – 48.2 (2025) +0.36 (2024) 1,237
8 Lord Williams's School Good 46.2 (2025) +0.06 (2024) 2,259
9 Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Needs attention 44.3 (2025) -0.40 (2024) 374
10 Europa School UK Good 0.9 (2025) -3.84 (2024) 1,146
11 Bishopswood School Expected standard – – 73
12 John Watson School – – – –
13 The Henley College Good – – –
14 Woodeaton Manor School – – – 70

Primary Schools in South Oxfordshire

Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Year 6.

#SchoolOfstedMet expected standardPupils
1 Nettlebed Community School Good 100% (2025) 165
2 RAF Benson Community Primary School Good 94% (2025) 123
3 Valley Road School Good 94% (2025) 165
4 Shiplake Church of England School Strong standard 86% (2025) 154
5 Mill Lane Community Primary School – 83% (2025) 231
6 Goring Church of England Aided Primary School Good 81% (2025) 170
7 Peppard Church of England Primary School Expected standard 80% (2025) 61
8 Aureus Primary School Outstanding 78% (2025) 450
9 John Hampden Primary School Good 77% (2025) 451
10 Wheatley Church of England Primary School – 76% (2025) 256
11 All Saints Church of England Primary School – 75% (2025) 421
12 Badgemore Primary School – 75% (2025) 124
13 Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School – 75% (2024) 86
14 Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Good 73% (2025) 222
15 Hagbourne Church of England Primary School – 73% (2025) 205
16 St Laurence Church of England School Expected standard 73% (2025) 89
17 Abbey Woods Academy Good 70% (2025) 138
18 Fir Tree Primary School – 70% (2025) 228
19 Ladygrove Park Primary School Good 70% (2025) 423
20 Sonning Common Primary School Good 70% (2025) 292
21 Tetsworth Primary School Requires Improvement 70% (2025) 64
22 South Moreton Primary School Strong standard 69% (2025) 115
23 Stadhampton Primary School – 69% (2025) 92
24 Willowcroft Community School Good 69% (2025) 481
25 Barley Hill Primary School Good 68% (2025) 482
26 Garsington Church of England Primary School – 68% (2025) 204
27 Kidmore End Church of England Primary School Good 68% (2025) 151
28 Beckley Church of England Primary School Good 67% (2025) 66
29 Horspath Church of England Primary School – 67% (2025) 141
30 Whitchurch Primary School Good 65% (2025) 136
31 Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Good 64% (2025) 80
32 Trinity Church of England Primary School Good 64% (2025) 301
33 Great Milton Church of England Primary School Good 63% (2025) 174
34 Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School – 63% (2025) 66
35 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame – 63% (2025) 162
36 Watlington Primary School – 63% (2025) 227
37 Cholsey Primary School Good 61% (2025) 332
38 Lewknor Church of England Primary School – 60% (2025) 74
39 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor – 58% (2025) 411
40 St John's Primary School Good 57% (2025) 206
41 Northbourne Church of England Primary School Expected standard 56% (2025) 343
42 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames – 56% (2025) 108
43 Manor Primary School Good 53% (2025) 318
44 Woodcote Primary School Good 52% (2025) 168
45 Ewelme CofE Primary School Good 50% (2025) 92
46 Marsh Baldon CofE Primary School Good 50% (2025) 73
47 Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Needs attention 48% (2025) 163
48 Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School Good 40% (2025) 99
49 Chalgrove Community Primary School – 40% (2025) 220
50 Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School Good 38% (2025) 76
51 Benson Church of England Primary School – 34% (2025) 329
52 Stoke Row CofE Primary School Good 33% (2025) 50
53 Little Milton Church of England Primary School Good 17% (2019) 46
54 South Stoke Primary School Needs attention 17% (2025) 24
55 Lydalls Nursery School – – 60
56 Sires Hill Primary Academy Strong standard – 117
57 St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford – – 145
58 Stephen Freeman Primary School – – 450
59 Wheatley Nursery School – – 52

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