Wykham Park
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Ruskin Road, Banbury, OX16 9HY
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.5%
34.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
800
Capacity used
Has space62%
1,285 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
65 of 65 families who put it first got an offer
147
Places offered
260
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 65 | 65 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 20 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 71 | 10 | ● 14% |
| 4th preference | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 260 | 95 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 2 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carly Berry
- Address
- Ruskin Road, Banbury, OX16 9HY
- Phone
- 01295251451
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington · Banbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138499
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
800 pupils · 1,285 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 840 pupils
Attendance
87.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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 | 34.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.32 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.12 | — | — |
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 | 34.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 114 | — |
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 | 26.62 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 25 | — |
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 | 111 | 5% | 39% | 60% | |
| English Language | 111 | 5% | 33% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 100 | 8% | 30% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 95 | 1% | 22% | 55% | |
| Geography | 61 | 13% | 33% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 55 | 18% | 49% | 71% | |
| History | 32 | 13% | 44% | 59% | |
| Business | 30 | 3% | 27% | 63% | |
| Social Studies | 22 | 0% | 18% | 36% | |
| Art and Design | 16 | 6% | 38% | 50% | |
| Design & Technology | 16 | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 13 | 0% | 8% | 8% | |
| Law | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Economics | 7 | 0% | 29% | 71% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
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.