The Oxford Academy

Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6JZ

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About this school

The Oxford Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The school has 1,113 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 18 October 2023). Last inspected 10 March 2026. The Headteacher is Nora Ward. The school is administered by Oxfordshire local authority. It belongs to RIVER LEARNING TRUST. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 November 2020.

School details

Head

Nora Ward

Trust

RIVER LEARNING TRUST

Local authority

Oxfordshire

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

148354

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Oxford Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Oxfordshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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