Headington School Oxford
Other independent school · Girls · Oxfordshire
Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
100
headline score
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
1,082
Capacity used
Has space71%
1,528 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Caroline Jordan
- Address
- Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
- Phone
- 01865759100
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Headington Hill & Northway · Oxford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 123290
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
1,082 pupils · 1,528 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 | 70.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.14 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 46.72 | — | — |
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 | 32.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 314 | — |
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 | 45.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 47.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 124 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 144 | 65% | 95% | 99% | |
| Mathematics | 129 | 75% | 94% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 111 | 75% | 95% | 98% | |
| Biology | 107 | 69% | 96% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 96 | 80% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 81 | 83% | 98% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 81 | 90% | 99% | 99% | |
| History | 72 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| French | 53 | 79% | 98% | 100% | |
| Geography | 51 | 75% | 96% | 98% | |
| Spanish | 39 | 79% | 100% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 36 | 44% | 86% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 20% | 64% | 81% | |
| Biology | 43 | 14% | 47% | 74% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 8% | 58% | 89% | |
| Economics | 29 | 28% | 62% | 93% | |
| Physics | 22 | 5% | 36% | 64% | |
| History | 21 | 24% | 57% | 90% | |
| Psychology | 20 | 15% | 50% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 37% | 74% | 95% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 13% | 38% | 69% | |
| Fine Art | 15 | 60% | 80% | 100% | |
| Geography | 15 | 20% | 53% | 80% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 17% | 75% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12527: Headington Rye Oxford
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 14 |
| 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
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.