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Larkmead School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Faringdon Road, Abingdon OX14 1RF · larkmead-school.com · 01235 520141
On the mapSearch near OX14 1RF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 959
- 90% of 1,060 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- First language not English
- 9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 70% 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 | 164 | 191 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 188 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 153 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 167 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.4, and 34.7% 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+ (32.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.44 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123255)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.3 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 49.1 | +7.9 |
| Other education | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 students | C+ (32.5) | Average -0.10 | |
| 66 students | C+ (32.6) | Average -0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | C (29.6) | -0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 50 | C (28.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 53 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | C+ (33.1) | +0.33 |
| 2017/18 | 48 | C- (28) | -0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | B- (35) | +0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 73 | C+ (31.7) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46 | +9.8 |
| Other education | 4 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 | +8.8 |
| Employment | 30 | −6.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | −6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −4.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Larkmead School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (152 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 152
- 17% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (18%) with SEND