North Oxfordshire Academy
Secondary schoolNorth Oxfordshire Academy is a secondary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,004 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 9 November 2022
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 North Oxfordshire Academy was 47.7, against 44.5 in Cherwell and 46.2 in England.
49.1% 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 | 47.7 | 44.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49.1% | 43.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63.3% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 169 | – | – |
- 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- William Morris Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Hardwick Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Hill View Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BanburyPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Orchard Fields Community SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Hanwell Fields Community SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cherwell
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).