# North Oxfordshire Academy

North 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.

Secondary school. Code E135365. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 1,004
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 135365

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 November 2022
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 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

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

- [William Morris Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-morris-primary-school-e142409): 560 m. Primary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hardwick Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hardwick-primary-school-and-nursery-e146810): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hill View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-primary-school-e145094): 980 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-banbury-e141155): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Orchard Fields Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-fields-community-school-e122994): 1.6 km. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hanwell Fields Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanwell-fields-community-school-e137910): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 48% 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/135365)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135365)

## How to cite

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