Burford School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Cheltenham Road, Burford, OX18 4PL
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
17.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,452
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
228 of 257 families who put it first got an offer
232
Places offered
515
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 257 | 228 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 515 | 232 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 48 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Matthew Albrighton
- Address
- Cheltenham Road, Burford, OX18 4PL
- Phone
- 01993823303
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Burford · Witney
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138289
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BURFORD SCHOOL
1,452 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,188 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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 | 49.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.86 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 245 | — |
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 | 34.59 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 97 | — |
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 | 242 | 21% | 67% | 87% | |
| English Language | 242 | 28% | 71% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 236 | 20% | 64% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 187 | 11% | 54% | 76% | |
| Geography | 123 | 33% | 67% | 79% | |
| History | 91 | 25% | 56% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 33% | 70% | 82% | |
| Business | 71 | 13% | 65% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 10% | 71% | 90% | |
| Physics | 55 | 42% | 75% | 85% | |
| Design & Technology | 55 | 33% | 78% | 82% | |
| Biology | 54 | 41% | 76% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 31 | 3% | 13% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 30 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Mathematics | 28 | 7% | 32% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 56% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 23 | 0% | 26% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 5% | 16% | 58% | |
| Physics | 17 | 0% | 18% | 41% | |
| Biology | 16 | 0% | 6% | 56% | |
| Economics | 14 | 7% | 21% | 57% | |
| History | 13 | 8% | 38% | 54% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 36% | 73% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 18% | 55% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12512: Burford School and Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| 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) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
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.