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Whitelands Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Hexham Road, Bicester OX26 1AY · whitelandsacademy.org · 01869 716996
On the mapSearch near OX26 1AY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 565
- 94% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 145 families put the school first and 104 places were offered; 68% 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 | 104 | 145 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 109 | 105 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 117 | 157 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 112 | 163 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 115 | 176 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 53.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oxfordshire it was 46.4, and across England 46.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | ●46.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | ▲53.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | ▲71.1% | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | ▲62.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | ●4.26 | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Whitelands Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 97
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (34%) with SEND