Best Secondary Schools in Oxford

We checked all 20 secondary schools in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and list every one: 8 ranked, then 12 without a rank.

Schools checked
20
Ranked
8
Without a rank
12

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Oxford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Oxford also has 53 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire also has rankings for Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot and all of Oxfordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Oxford

  1. 1

    The Cherwell School

    Academy, 2,023 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    58.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.2%

  2. 2

    The Swan School

    Free school, 1,057 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    55.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.3%

  3. 3

    Matthew Arnold School

    Academy, 1,255 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    56.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.2%

  4. 4

    Wheatley Park School

    Academy, 1,146 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.9%

  5. 5

    Oxford Spires Academy

    Academy, 1,351 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.8%

  6. 6

    Cheney School

    Academy, 1,706 pupils, inspected January 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.6%

  7. 7

    Greyfriars Catholic School

    Academy, 669 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    34.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.9%

  8. 8

    The Oxford Academy

    Academy, 1,062 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    33.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    21%

Secondary schools in Oxford without a rank