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St Birinus School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Mereland Road, Didcot OX11 8AZ · st-birinus-school.org.uk · 01235 814444
On the mapSearch near OX11 8AZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,237
- 87% of 1,428 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 15%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 196 families put the school first and 235 places were offered; 100% 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 | 235 | 196 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 234 | 210 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 282 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 262 | 245 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 231 | 227 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 50.9% 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 B- (36.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.6 | −8.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | — |
| Further education | 38.6 | +3.5 |
| Other education | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 3.6 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.03 | |
| 65 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 83 | B- (35.7) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 52 | B- (37) | — |
| 2021/22 | 66 | B- (38.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 41 | C (30.7) | +0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 52 | C+ (34.8) | +0.32 |
| 2016/17 | 76 | C+ (32) | +0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 72 | C (28.9) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58 | +4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −2 |
| Employment | 30 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Birinus School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (230 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 230
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 67 parents (29%) with SEND