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Burford School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cheltenham Road, Burford OX18 4PL · burford.oxon.sch.uk · 01993 823303
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,452
- 52 over 1,400 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Burford School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 245 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 90% 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 | 226 | 245 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 257 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 228 | 270 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 231 | 252 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 280 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.4, and 59.6% 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+ (34.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.54 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.3 | −6.2 |
| Sixth form college | 9.3 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 33.5 | +2.3 |
| Other education | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 students | C+ (34.6) | Average 0.00 | |
| 97 students | C+ (35) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 132 | B- (35.9) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 123 | B- (35.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 97 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 124 | C+ (32.5) | -0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 108 | C+ (31.7) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | C+ (32.8) | +0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 128 | C+ (33.4) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.9 | −11 |
| Further education | 2.2 | +1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −3.9 |
| Employment | 37 | +13.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Burford School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 20
- 1% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied