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North Oxfordshire Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Drayton Road, Banbury OX16 0UD · northoxfordshire-academy.org · 01295 224300
On the mapSearch near OX16 0UD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,004
- 87% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 219 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 220 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 174 | 224 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 184 | 209 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 223 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.8, and 51.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oxfordshire it was 46.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38 | −4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.2 | — |
| Further education | 49.7 | +11.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 students | C+ (34.2) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 58 students | C+ (34.1) | Average +0.17 | |
| 46 students | Dist (33.8) | Average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 60 | C+ (33.4) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 37 | C (28.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 52 | B- (35.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 52 | C (30.3) | +0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 43 | D+ (24.6) | -0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 49 | C (29.8) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 64 | D (20.3) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.5 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 2.7 | −3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | −3.1 |
| Employment | 35.6 | −5.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +5.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for North Oxfordshire Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 36
- 4% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 97% who raised concerns
based on 3 parents (8%) whose child was bullied
based on 7 parents (19%) with SEND