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2026 Best Secondary Schools in Didcot Area

Didcot secondary schools achieve 100% Good or Outstanding FMS Inspection Score, well above England's 86%. With 4 schools serving the town, families across Ladygrove, Great Western Park, and Northbourne have focused choice including Didcot Girls' School and St Birinus School, which are single-sex schools that join at sixth form to form Didcot Sixth Form. Aureus School offers an alternative pathway for students aged 11-16, having opened in 2017 as part of the Great Western Park development. Use the search filters to compare schools by FMS Inspection Score and admissions criteria.

All schools in Didcot

Key Performance Metrics for Didcot

% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)

Didcot42%

England56%

Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)

Didcot43.3

England39.1

% pupils entering EBacc subjects

Didcot30%

England41%

Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)

Didcot3.8

England4.1

Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)

Didcot7.6/10

England7.4/10

% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)

Didcot

42%vsEngland

56%

Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)

Didcot

43.3vsEngland

39.1

% pupils entering EBacc subjects

Didcot

30%vsEngland

41%

Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)

Didcot

3.8vsEngland

4.1

Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)

Didcot

7.6/10vsEngland

7.4/10

Top schools in Didcot

Showing 1-4 of 4 schools

Didcot Girls' School
Ladygrove
St Birinus School
Ladygrove
Aureus School
Great Western Park
UTC Oxfordshire
Harwell