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Gillotts School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Gillotts Lane, Henley-on-Thames RG9 1PS · gillotts.org.uk · 01491 574315
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 934
- 34 over 900 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 222 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 73% 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 | 173 | 222 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 214 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 188 | 237 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 193 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 241 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.3, and 76% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oxfordshire it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲76.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.74 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.1 | −7.7 |
| Sixth form college | 28.6 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 13 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 1.6 | −4.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 5.2 | +4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +4.6 |
Ofsted
Gillotts School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (266 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 266
- 28% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 69 parents (26%) with SEND