Secondary
Gosford Hill School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 825 of 1100 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
42%
45.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 |
| Entered the EBacc | 28% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.14 |
| A level students | 55 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 57% |
| 22/23 | 52% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 42% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33.8 |
| 22/23 | 31.5 |
| 23/24 | 31.7 |
| 24/25 | 34.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.39 |
| 22/23 | +0.12 |
| 23/24 | -0.36 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54.1 |
| 22/23 | 50.0 |
| 23/24 | 45.2 |
| 24/25 | 45.3 |
Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Oxfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Nigel Sellars
- Address
- Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NT
- Telephone
- 01865374971