# Bardwell School

Bardwell School is a special school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 2 to 19.

It had 121 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E146683. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 19
- Pupils: 121
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 146683

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Cherwell | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 44.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 43.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 8 | – | – |

Bardwell School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Glory Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glory-farm-primary-school-e141051): 90 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Cooper School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cooper-school-e141069): 320 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Southwold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwold-primary-school-e142728): 640 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bure Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bure-park-primary-school-e132057): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longfields Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longfields-primary-and-nursery-school-e123008): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e123007): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146683)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146683)

## How to cite

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