Larkmead School
Secondary schoolLarkmead School is a secondary school in Vale of White Horse, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 959 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 27 March 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Larkmead School was 39.0, against 42.7 in Vale of White Horse and 46.2 in England.
29.5% 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 | Vale of White Horse | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.0 | 42.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.5% | 38.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.4% | 60.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 146 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- The Manor Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file220 m
- St Helen and St KatharineIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file270 m
- The Unicorn SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file830 m
- John Mason SchoolSecondary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional)840 m
- Abingdon SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file940 m
- Carswell Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Vale of White Horse
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).