Oundle School
Other independent school · Mixed · North Northamptonshire
The Great Hall, Northamptonshire, PE8 4GH
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Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,163
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 10–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Dominic Oliver
- Address
- The Great Hall, New Street, Northamptonshire, PE8 4GH
- Phone
- 01832277122
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Oundle · Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 122129
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
1,163 pupils · 1,180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 15.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.67 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 47.27 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 16.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.66 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 197 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 46.08 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 209 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | 90 | 67% | 97% | 98% | |
| Design & Technology | 71 | 75% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 70 | 44% | 96% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 56 | 77% | 95% | 96% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 80% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 25 | 48% | 96% | 100% | |
| Music | 22 | 91% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Greek | 18 | 78% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 17 | 88% | 94% | 94% | |
| Russian | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 99 | 24% | 63% | 80% | |
| Economics | 70 | 21% | 66% | 93% | |
| History | 43 | 19% | 65% | 88% | |
| Geography | 42 | 14% | 64% | 81% | |
| Psychology | 38 | 0% | 21% | 82% | |
| Biology | 32 | 22% | 59% | 75% | |
| Government and Politics | 29 | 14% | 48% | 86% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 28 | 4% | 46% | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 37% | 84% | 89% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 16 | 44% | 81% | 100% | |
| Latin | 13 | 38% | 77% | 92% | |
| Fine Art | 13 | 38% | 69% | 92% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11210: Oundle School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 12 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.