Oxford Spires Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/11/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
28.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,351
Capacity used
Over capacity129%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
196 of 223 families who put it first got an offer
211
Places offered
500
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 223 | 196 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 131 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 8 | ● 10% |
| 4th preference | 62 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 500 | 211 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Louise Cowley
- Address
- Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU
- Phone
- 01865428200
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Temple Cowley · Oxford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136261
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
1,351 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,184 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.53 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.29 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 215 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 35.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 71 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 212 | 25% | 56% | 75% | |
| English Language | 211 | 17% | 56% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 211 | 20% | 63% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 6% | 36% | 59% | |
| Business | 124 | 19% | 53% | 69% | |
| Geography | 111 | 21% | 58% | 68% | |
| History | 107 | 17% | 50% | 62% | |
| Biology | 69 | 32% | 86% | 87% | |
| Physics | 68 | 40% | 79% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 36% | 75% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 35% | 70% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 50 | 16% | 40% | 52% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 29 | 0% | 24% | 48% | |
| Mathematics | 27 | 26% | 52% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 0% | 24% | 28% | |
| History | 20 | 5% | 35% | 45% | |
| Physics | 19 | 5% | 37% | 47% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 6% | 12% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 0% | 18% | 47% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 18% | 27% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 11% | 44% | 78% | |
| Business Studies | 7 | 14% | 14% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 7 | 0% | 43% | 57% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 6 | 67% | 100% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12533: Oxford Spires Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 45% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.