Overall Oxbridge
#777
21 ranked schools · +137 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
512
Offers
118
Offer rate23.1%
+0.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Oxford
A cathedral city of around 166,000 whose influence in education, publishing, and motor manufacturing reaches well beyond its Oxfordshire boundaries, Oxford sits at the confluence of the Thames and Cherwell, its college buildings spanning every English architectural style from late Anglo-Saxon to the present. Jericho and Wolvercote anchor the quieter west.
Summertown is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments in the city, with Headington on the eastern hill forming a school-competitive stretch valued across phase groups. Cowley, once the base of the Morris Motors works, has steadily evolved into a broader family residential area. Oxford station links the city to Birmingham Moor Street in around an hour and a quarter on Chiltern Railways, with the city's origins traced to the eighth century and formal city status granted in 1542.
55
Primary
schools
13
Secondary
schools
4
All-through
schools
7
Post-16
colleges
12
Special
schools
4
Other
schools
of which26sixth forms·36faith·5nurseries100 total
Area Performance
Oxford schools rank in the top 41% of England
Across 92 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.41/10, -0.06 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
18% Elite
Distribution across all Oxford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Oxford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 41%
Across all ranked Oxford schools
Top 51%Primaryavg #7,706 of 14,978
Top 26%Secondaryavg #1,011 of 3,862
Top 31%Sixth formavg #792 of 2,555
Primary schools: 49 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,706
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 51% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,706
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 51% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 17 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.69 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,011
+24 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 26% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
67%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
39.1
-0.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.69 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,011
+24 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 26% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
67%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
39.1
-0.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 26 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
-0.12 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#792
+19 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 31% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
40%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
64%
+14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
-0.12 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#792
+19 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 31% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
40%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
64%
+14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#237
16 ranked schools · +16 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
233
Offers
38
Offer rate16.3%
+1.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#821
19 ranked schools · -48 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
279
Offers
80
Offer rate28.7%
-0.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Oxford
Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Oxford
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Oxford
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