Aureus School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Candytuft Way, Didcot, OX11 6FF
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 22/10/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.6%
33.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
531
Capacity used
Has space44%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
53 of 53 families who put it first got an offer
104
Places offered
336
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 53 | 53 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 189 | 23 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 6 | ● 9% |
| 4th preference | 30 | 2 | ● 7% |
| Total | 336 | 84 | 25% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Kirsty Rogers
- Address
- Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6FF
- Phone
- 01235313713
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Blewbury & Harwell · Didcot and Wantage
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140653
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS
531 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
22 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 538 pupils
Attendance
86.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.8%
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 | 35.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 19.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 98 | — |
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.
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 | 92 | 11% | 35% | 51% | |
| English Language | 92 | 7% | 27% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 84 | 5% | 33% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 58 | 0% | 21% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 44 | 11% | 39% | 55% | |
| Geography | 32 | 13% | 47% | 69% | |
| Business | 27 | 19% | 52% | 70% | |
| Biology | 25 | 28% | 68% | 96% | |
| History | 24 | 8% | 33% | 46% | |
| Physics | 24 | 33% | 71% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 21% | 71% | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 18% | 41% | 71% |
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.