Best Secondary Schools in Oxfordshire

We checked all 69 secondary schools in Oxfordshire and list every one: 41 ranked, then 28 without a rank.

Schools checked: 69
Ranked: 41
Without a rank: 28

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 across Oxfordshire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Oxfordshire also has 257 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 Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Oxford and Witney.

Ranked secondary schools in Oxfordshire

Rank 1
Gillotts School
Henley-on-Thames, Academy, 934 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
61.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
76%
Rank 2
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, Academy, 1,633 pupils, inspected November 2015
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
72.1%
Rank 3
The Cherwell School
Oxford, Academy, 2,023 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.2%
Rank 4
Bartholomew School
Witney, Academy, 1,390 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
57.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.7%
Rank 5
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, Academy, 1,035 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
49.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.6%
Rank 6
Langtree School
Reading, Academy, 626 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
58.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
70.7%
Rank 7
The Swan School
Oxford, Free school, 1,057 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
68.3%
Rank 8
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, Academy, 1,255 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
56.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
65.2%
Rank 9
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, Academy, 1,088 pupils, inspected February 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.6%
Rank 10
Wallingford School
Wallingford, Academy, 1,507 pupils, inspected March 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
53.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.9%
Rank 11
Burford School
Burford, Academy, 1,452 pupils, inspected October 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.6%
Rank 12
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, Academy, 1,146 pupils, inspected March 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.9%
Rank 13
Icknield Community College
Watlington, Academy, 804 pupils, inspected March 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 14
St Birinus School
Didcot, Academy, 1,237 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
48.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.9%
Rank 15
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, Free school, 565 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.5%
Rank 16
The Bicester School
Bicester, Academy, 1,176 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
49%
Rank 17
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, Academy, 1,004 pupils, inspected January 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.7%
Rank 18
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, Academy, 906 pupils, inspected June 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.6%
Rank 19
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, Academy, 1,351 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.8%
Rank 20
Cheney School
Oxford, Academy, 1,706 pupils, inspected January 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.6%
Rank 21
Lord Williams's School
Thame, Academy, 2,259 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.8%
Rank 21
Wood Green School
Witney, Academy, 1,335 pupils, inspected June 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.9%
Rank 23
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, Academy, 943 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.4%
Rank 24
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, Academy, 374 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.8%
Rank 25
The Warriner School
Banbury, Academy, 1,553 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.5%
Rank 26
John Mason School
Abingdon, Academy, 927 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.9%
Rank 27
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, Academy, 825 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
45.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.5%
Rank 28
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, Academy, 1,382 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.7%
Rank 29
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, Free school, 116 pupils, inspected April 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.3%
Rank 30
King Alfred's
Wantage, Academy, 1,708 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
45.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.8%
Rank 31
The Henry Box School
Witney, Academy, 1,027 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.7%
Rank 32
Heyford Park School
Bicester, Free school, 700 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.6%
Rank 33
Larkmead School
Abingdon, Academy, 959 pupils, inspected February 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.7%
Rank 33
The Cooper School
Bicester, Academy, 1,118 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
41.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.5%
Rank 35
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, Academy, 669 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
34.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.9%
Rank 36
Wykham Park
Banbury, Academy, 800 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
34.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
25.4%
Rank 37
UTC Oxfordshire
Didcot, Free school, 316 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
32.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
26%
Rank 38
Aureus School
Didcot, Academy, 531 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
33.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
19.4%
Rank 39
Europa School UK
Abingdon, Free school, 1,146 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
0.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
1.7%
Rank 40
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, Academy, 1,062 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
33.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
21%
Rank 41
Carterton Community College
Carterton, Local authority maintained, 774 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
Attainment 8
33.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
18.9%

Secondary schools in Oxfordshire without a rank

Abingdon School
Abingdon, Independent, 1,270 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
16.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Bloxham School
Banbury, Independent, 583 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Bruern Abbey School
Bicester, Independent, 214 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
26.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Cherwell College Oxford
Oxford, Independent, 20 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Cokethorpe School
Witney, Independent, Selective, 574 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
32.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Cothill House
Abingdon, Independent, 155 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Cranford School
Wallingford, Independent, 631 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
18.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
d'Overbroeck's
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 615 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
64.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
91.3%
Dragon School
Oxford, Independent, 759 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Headington School Oxford
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 1,082 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
32.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.9%
Kingham Hill School
Chipping Norton, Independent, 286 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
34.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Kings Education (Oxford)
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 77 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Magdalen College School
Oxford, Independent, 938 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
45.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Oxford High School GDST
Oxford, Independent, 756 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
19.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Oxford International College
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 216 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
1.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Oxford Montessori Schools
Oxford, Independent, 124 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
25.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Radley College
Abingdon, Independent, Selective, 769 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
36.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Shiplake College
Henley-on-Thames, Independent, Selective, 575 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
31.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Sibford School
Banbury, Independent, 382 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.1%
St Clare's, Oxford
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 262 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
St Edward's School
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 809 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
10.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
St Helen and St Katharine
Abingdon, Independent, Selective, 700 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
71.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
98%
St Hugh's School
Faringdon, Independent, 310 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
St Johns CofE Academy
Wantage, Free school, 327 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
The King's School
Witney, Independent, 209 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
54.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
68.2%
The Oratory School
Reading, Independent, 287 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
29.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Tudor Hall School
Banbury, Independent, 246 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
26.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Wychwood School
Oxford, Independent, Selective, 150 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
46.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%