The Henry Box School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AX
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.3%
26.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,027
Capacity used
Has space70%
1,469 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
125 of 125 families who put it first got an offer
129
Places offered
281
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 125 | 125 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 49 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 281 | 128 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Wendy Hemmingsley
- Address
- Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AX
- Phone
- 01993703955
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Witney South · Witney
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138210
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE MILL ACADEMY
1,027 pupils · 1,469 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
09 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 971 pupils
Attendance
88.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.6%
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 | 39.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.60 | — | — |
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 | 42.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 168 | — |
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 | 34.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.9% | 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 | 166 | 11% | 40% | 60% | |
| English Language | 166 | 13% | 48% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 163 | 14% | 50% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 117 | 4% | 29% | 48% | |
| Business | 81 | 14% | 37% | 54% | |
| History | 75 | 16% | 49% | 59% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 50 | 20% | 44% | 64% | |
| Biology | 48 | 29% | 54% | 77% | |
| Physics | 48 | 21% | 56% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 23% | 60% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 11% | 37% | 54% | |
| Geography | 43 | 16% | 40% | 56% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 26 | 8% | 19% | 46% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 9% | 17% | 61% | |
| Biology | 17 | 0% | 12% | 59% | |
| Mathematics | 17 | 35% | 47% | 59% | |
| Geography | 13 | 0% | 31% | 69% | |
| Physics | 11 | 36% | 55% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 10% | 40% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Art and Design | 9 | 11% | 44% | 44% | |
| Economics | 8 | 13% | 25% | 25% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 38% | 63% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12546: The Henry Box School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 56% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
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.