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The Swan School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford OX2 7WP · theswanschool.org.uk · 01865 416070
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,057
- 84% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 72% 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 | 175 | 165 | 0.9 | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 233 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 185 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 185 | 1▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 181 | 1▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.4, and 68.3% 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 B- (36.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲68.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲87.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 65.6 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 21.3 |
| Other education | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | B- (36.6) | Average +0.21 | |
| 30 students | B- (36.8) | Average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | B- (36.5) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | B (38.4) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.5 | −12.8 |
| Further education | 3 | −13.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | — |
| Employment | 30.3 | +13.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | — |
| Activity not captured | 9.1 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
The Swan School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (352 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 352
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 63 parents (18%) with SEND