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Cheney School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 7QH · cheneyschool.org · 01865 765726
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,706
- 91 over 1,615 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 228 families put the school first and 260 places were offered; 97% 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 | 260 | 228 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 268 | 218 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 256 | 228 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 258 | 248 | 1 | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 281 | 270 | 1 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46, and 48.6% 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 B- (38.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46 | 46 | ||
| ▲48.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.2 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | 0 |
| Further education | 29.3 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +4.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 students | B- (38.2) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 119 students | B (38.4) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 33 students | Merit+ (28.7) | Average -0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 123 | B- (36.8) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | B- (37.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 98 | B (39) | — |
| 2018/19 | 116 | C+ (33.9) | +0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 107 | C (31.3) | -0.29 |
| 2016/17 | 135 | C (31.1) | -0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 123 | C+ (32.1) | -0.22 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.7 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 26.1 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 9 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cheney School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (285 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 285
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 74 parents (26%) with SEND