Overall Oxbridge
#588
17 ranked schools · +65 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
474
Offers
120
Offer rate25.3%
-3.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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·5nursery schools100 total
Area Performance
Oxford schools rank in the top 42% of England
Across 85 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.53/10, +0.08 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
18% Elite
Distribution across all Oxford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Oxford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 42%
Across all ranked Oxford schools
Top 51%Primaryavg #7,616 of 14,821
Top 27%Secondaryavg #1,010 of 3,803
Top 32%Sixth formavg #797 of 2,523
Primary schools: 49 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,616
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 51% of 14,821
% 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
-0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,616
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 51% of 14,821
% 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
+0.72 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,010
+23 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 27% of 3,803
% 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
+0.72 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,010
+23 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 27% of 3,803
% 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: 19 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.36 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#797
+18 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 32% of 2,523
% 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
8.1/10
+0.36 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#797
+18 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 32% of 2,523
% 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
#241
19 ranked schools · +21 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
221
Offers
32
Offer rate14.5%
-2.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#621
17 ranked schools · +78 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
253
Offers
88
Offer rate34.8%
-2.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Oxford town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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Oxford town
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