Whitelands Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Hexham Road, Bicester, OX26 1AY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
24.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
565
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
105 of 105 families who put it first got an offer
109
Places offered
283
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 105 | 105 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 105 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 283 | 107 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 3 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Haris Hussain
- Address
- Hexham Road, Bicester, OX26 1AY
- Phone
- 01869716996
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bicester South and Ambrosden · Bicester and Woodstock
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147872
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 28% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
565 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 610 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 114 | — |
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 | 113 | 27% | 62% | 74% | |
| English Language | 113 | 15% | 57% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 112 | 18% | 58% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 83 | 4% | 28% | 48% | |
| History | 75 | 24% | 45% | 64% | |
| Business | 51 | 16% | 33% | 59% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 19% | 55% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 40 | 10% | 40% | 53% | |
| Geography | 40 | 28% | 55% | 70% | |
| French | 33 | 21% | 42% | 52% | |
| Biology | 28 | 39% | 75% | 93% | |
| Physics | 27 | 44% | 85% | 100% |
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.