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Orion Academy
Knights Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 74 of 94 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.7
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- THE GALLERY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 35.8
- Pupils per adult
- 2.3
- Pupils
- 83
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2024
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
0%
4.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 4.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.24 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
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 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 17% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -3.17 |
| 22/23 | -1.47 |
| 23/24 | -2.62 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 3.5 |
| 22/23 | 9.7 |
| 23/24 | 3.4 |
| 24/25 | 4.3 |
Knights Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, OX4 6DQ
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 15 January, 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
- Hannah Shuker Jessie Shakespeare
- Address
- Knights Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, OX4 6DQ
- Telephone
- 01865771703