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Greyfriars Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 3DR · greyfriarsoxford.org.uk · 01865 749933
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 669
- 56% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.4%
- First language not English
- 46.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 96 places were offered; 100% 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 | 96 | 71 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 61 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 92 | 61 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 146 | 53 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 51 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34, and 28.9% 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 D- (15.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34 | 46 | ||
| ▼28.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.78 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139528)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.1 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 31.8 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | D- (15.1) | Well below average -0.69 | |
| 30 students | D- (15.2) | Well below average -0.69 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 52 | D- (15.8) | -0.62 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | D (19.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 31 | D (19.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 78 | D+ (23.7) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 69 | D+ (22.9) | -0.41 |
| 2016/17 | 101 | C- (26.9) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 87 | C- (27.7) | +0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.1 | +8.8 |
| Further and other education | 19.3 | +13.7 |
| Further education | 7 | +4.2 |
| Other education | 12.3 | +9.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −3.8 |
| Employment | 26.3 | −18.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Greyfriars Catholic School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139528), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139528)
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139528)
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139528)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 58
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied