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Aureus School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot OX11 6FF · aureusschool.org · 01235 313713
On the mapSearch near OX11 6FF
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 531
- 44% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 19%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 142 places were offered; 89% 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 | 142 | 148 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 104 | 53 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 50 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 85 | 59 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 85 | 80 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.7, and 19.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼19.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.5 | −7.5 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 60.6 | +4.6 |
| Other education | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +4.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Aureus School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
- Jul 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 96
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (34%) with SEND