Secondary
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1062 of 1400 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 94.7
- Pupils per adult
- 12.2
- Pupils
- 1,159
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 March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- 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
October 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
21%
30 points below the Oxford average (51% across 8 schools)
33.6
14.1 below the Oxford average (47.7 across 8 schools)
8th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Oxford we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.71 |
| Entered the EBacc | 8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% |
| A level average points per entry | 25.6 |
| A level students | 24 |
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 | 31% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 25% |
| 24/25 | 21% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 19.6 |
| 22/23 | 16.4 |
| 23/24 | 25.5 |
| 24/25 | 25.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.25 |
| 22/23 | -0.87 |
| 23/24 | -0.72 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.1 |
| 22/23 | 32.6 |
| 23/24 | 33.0 |
| 24/25 | 33.6 |
Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JZ
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
- Nora Ward
- Address
- Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JZ
- Telephone
- 01865774311