# Gosford Hill School

Gosford Hill School is a secondary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 825 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138897. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 825
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 138897

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 17 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected 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).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Gosford Hill School was 45.1, against 44.5 in Cherwell and 46.2 in England.
44% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Cherwell | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 44.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 43.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 141 | – | – |

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.

- [Edward Feild Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-feild-primary-school-e151467): 180 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2022
- [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-kidlington-e139530): 280 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kidlington-primary-and-nursery-school-e144398): 280 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Kidlington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kidlington-primary-school-e123025): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 54% 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/138897)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138897)

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