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Wheatley Park School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Holton, Oxford OX33 1QH · wheatleypark.org · 01865 872441
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,146
- 85% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 95% 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 | 176 | 168 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 220 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 193 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 223 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.5, and 56.9% 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 C (31.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼33.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 61.3 | +5.7 |
| Further education | 23.8 | −8.2 |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +2.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 students | C (31.7) | Average -0.11 | |
| 104 students | C (31.4) | Below average -0.13 | |
| 22 students | Merit (25.1) | Well below average -0.86 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | C+ (32.9) | -0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 101 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | B (38.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 67 | C+ (32.8) | +0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 89 | C (30.3) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 75 | C+ (33.7) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 98 | C (29.1) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54.3 | −0.9 |
| Further and other education | 4.4 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 1.1 | — |
| Other education | 3.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 21.7 | −5.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | −3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Wheatley Park School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 15 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 157
- 14% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND