1
Bartholomew School
Witney • Oxfordshire • OX29 4AP
1
17 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Oxfordshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
36
Outstanding
4
Good
28
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 82% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
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Gillotts School
Henley-on-Thames • Oxfordshire • RG9 1PS
1
14 Sep 2023
3
The Cherwell School
Oxford • Oxfordshire • OX2 7EE
1
1 Dec 2022
4
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot • Oxfordshire • OX11 7AJ
1
15 Dec 2015
5
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon • Oxfordshire • SN7 7LB
2
20 Jun 2024
6
The Bicester School
Bicester • Oxfordshire • OX26 2NS
2
25 Apr 2024
7
UTC Oxfordshire
Didcot • Oxfordshire • OX11 6BZ
2
31 Jan 2024
8
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford • Oxfordshire • OX4 3DR
2
27 Nov 2023
9
The Warriner School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX15 4LJ
2
21 Nov 2023
10
Whitelands Academy
Bicester • Oxfordshire • OX26 1AY
2
16 Mar 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
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- Chenderit School 2 • Nov 2022
- Lord Williams's School 2 • Jul 2022
- King Alfred's 2 • May 2022
- Carterton Community College 2 • May 2022
- Gosford Hill School 2 • Apr 2022
- John Mason School 2 • Jun 2019
- Matthew Arnold School 2 • Dec 2018
- Wykham Park 2 • Jun 2018
- The Marlborough Church of England School 2 • Mar 2018