John Mason School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX14 1JB
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.5%
31.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
927
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,040 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
90 of 90 families who put it first got an offer
137
Places offered
419
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 90 | 90 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 157 | 21 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 119 | 6 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 53 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 419 | 119 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Alastair West
- Address
- Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX14 1JB
- Phone
- 01235524664
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Abingdon Fitzharris · Oxford West and Abingdon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140580
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ALT TRUST
927 pupils · 1,040 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 898 pupils
Attendance
86.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
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 | 41.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.10 | — | — |
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 | 44.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 58.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
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 | 31.26 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 77 | — |
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 | 177 | 23% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Language | 177 | 20% | 49% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 13% | 46% | 59% | |
| Biology | 175 | 18% | 43% | 59% | |
| Physics | 174 | 22% | 47% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 174 | 20% | 40% | 56% | |
| Geography | 114 | 20% | 46% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 78 | 24% | 58% | 82% | |
| History | 63 | 35% | 63% | 73% | |
| Business | 54 | 7% | 33% | 41% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 2% | 15% | 30% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 34% | 75% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 23 | 22% | 35% | 48% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 22% | 43% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 6% | 17% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 0% | 6% | 31% | |
| Biology | 15 | 0% | 7% | 20% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 14% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 0% | 14% | 50% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 17% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 10% | 50% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10030: John Mason School
| 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) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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.