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Fitzharrys School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Northcourt Road, Abingdon OX14 1NP · fitzharrys.oxon.sch.uk · 01235 520698
On the mapSearch near OX14 1NP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 906
- 85% of 1,066 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Alt Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 251 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 65% 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 | 167 | 251 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 204 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 167 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 111 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 151 | 125 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46, and 52.6% 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 C+ (31.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46 | 46 | ||
| ▲52.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123257)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48 | −12.7 |
| Further education | 39.4 | +18.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | −7.3 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | — |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 students | C+ (31.9) | Average -0.11 | |
| 54 students | C+ (32) | Average -0.10 | |
| 12 students | Dist- (30.3) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 43 | C (29.5) | -0.45 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | C (29.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 44 | B- (37.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 30 | C (31) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 36 | C (29.7) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 59 | C- (27) | +0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 58 | D+ (23.8) | -0.60 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56 | +9 |
| Further education | 4 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8 | −8 |
| Employment | 28 | +7 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Fitzharrys School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123257), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123257)
Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123257)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 117
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (20%) with SEND