Greyfriars Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Cricket Road, Oxford, OX4 3DR
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
29.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
669
Capacity used
Has space56%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
61 of 61 families who put it first got an offer
119
Places offered
201
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 61 | 61 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 60 | 8 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 5 | ● 11% |
| 4th preference | 36 | 8 | ● 22% |
| Total | 201 | 82 | 41% |
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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lyndsey Caldwell
- Address
- Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3DR
- Phone
- 01865749933
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Donnington · Oxford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146800
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
669 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 579 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.50 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 15.79 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 5.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 90 | — |
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 | 15.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | D- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
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 | 87 | 15% | 34% | 56% | |
| English Language | 81 | 10% | 35% | 53% | |
| English Literature | 80 | 11% | 40% | 54% | |
| Religious Studies | 78 | 17% | 36% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 69 | 0% | 20% | 39% | |
| Business | 35 | 0% | 17% | 26% | |
| Physical Education | 29 | 3% | 14% | 38% | |
| Social Studies | 28 | 14% | 36% | 61% | |
| Geography | 27 | 11% | 26% | 30% | |
| Design & Technology | 18 | 0% | 11% | 28% | |
| Art and Design | 14 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| History | 13 | 8% | 23% | 23% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 9% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 9% | 9% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 10 | 10% | 10% | 10% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12521: Greyfriars Catholic 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) | 33% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 39% | — | — |
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.