Cheney School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Cheney Lane, Oxford, OX3 7QH
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
29.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,706
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,615 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
214 of 218 families who put it first got an offer
268
Places offered
678
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 218 | 214 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 189 | 32 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 184 | 17 | ● 9% |
| 4th preference | 87 | 5 | ● 6% |
| Total | 678 | 268 | 40% |
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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Pavey
- Address
- Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH
- Phone
- 01865765726
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Churchill · Oxford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139146
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 35% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RIVER LEARNING TRUST
1,706 pupils · 1,615 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,443 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
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 | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.79 | — | — |
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 | 46 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 282 | — |
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 | 38.23 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 119 | — |
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 | 269 | 29% | 55% | 71% | |
| English Language | 264 | 23% | 53% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 244 | 27% | 66% | 78% | |
| Geography | 150 | 29% | 53% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 10% | 35% | 50% | |
| Biology | 122 | 48% | 75% | 93% | |
| Physics | 121 | 44% | 76% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 121 | 45% | 73% | 90% | |
| History | 90 | 34% | 56% | 66% | |
| Business | 83 | 13% | 35% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 66 | 27% | 50% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 66 | 27% | 68% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 42 | 17% | 48% | 57% | |
| Biology | 32 | 19% | 44% | 66% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 15% | 37% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 27 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| History | 26 | 8% | 27% | 50% | |
| Economics | 24 | 0% | 4% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 11% | 37% | 74% | |
| Geography | 18 | 0% | 17% | 61% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 0% | 27% | 93% | |
| Physics | 14 | 14% | 43% | 71% | |
| Fine Art | 9 | 56% | 78% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 11% | 22% | 56% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12522: Cheney 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) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
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.