Bloxham School

Independent school · Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth form · Church of EnglandOxfordshire, Banbury OX15school website

An independent school in Oxfordshire for ages 11–19: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
583

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Oxfordshire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 600 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol202596<5
20241613<5
20239<5—

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

40.6Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school40.6
Oxfordshire46.4
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 91 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Oxfordshire 48%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureBloxham SchoolOxfordshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)40.646.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%48%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%37%41%
EBacc average point score3.564.144.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—20%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—31.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—50.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—16%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

36.46%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Food Preparation and Nutrition stands out at GCSE — 35% of the year group took it, against 8% across England. At A level it is Product Design: 17% of students (England 2%).

Health & Safety49%
Engineering & Manufacturing44%
Green & Sustainability42%
Natural Sciences40%
Mathematics & Statistics37%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects17

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics8897%88%38%22%97%
Combined Science7077%65%23%9%94%
French4651%18%30%29%80%
Business Studies4347%18%28%20%95%
Physical Education3640%11%50%24%94%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3235%8%28%21%97%
Fine Art2325%9%30%28%100%
Design and Technology2123%11%57%23%100%
Physics1820%23%78%46%100%
Chemistry1820%23%67%47%100%
Biology1820%23%67%45%100%
Drama1516%7%27%27%100%
Spanish1415%19%21%27%79%
Music89%5%63%33%100%
Religious Studies44%31%—32%—
German11%5%—33%—
Latin11%1%—74%—
A level subjects18

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business Studies2128%13%
Mathematics1621%31%
Product Design1317%2%
Psychology1317%23%
History1115%13%
Economics1013%13%
English Literature912%11%
Fine Art912%3%
Physical Education811%3%
Politics79%6%
Textiles68%1%
Chemistry——17%
Further Mathematics——5%
Music——0%
Chinese——0%
Drama——2%
Spanish——2%
French——1%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses9
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1925%—
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1317%—
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31013%—
DramaGCE AS level (All)———
English LiteratureGCE AS level (All)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
DramaGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
English LiteratureGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
A level results8
MeasureBloxham SchoolOxfordshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study182——
— of whom A level students753,707261,341
Average A level gradeBC+B-
Average points per A level entry38.4833.4635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects5%16%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Health & Safety58%
Green & Sustainability53%
Natural Sciences51%
Engineering & Manufacturing49%
Language & Communication45%
Mathematics & Statistics44%
Transversal Skills31%
Business & Administration27%
Digital & ICT Skills17%
Arts & Humanities15%
Social & Cultural Skills10%
Law & Public Administration9%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 16.1percentage 11.6ratio 10.8gradient 9.1translation 8.2power 7.6equation 7.2particle model 7.1reflection 7.0root 7.0vocabulary 7.0standard form 6.3energy transfer 6.3formulae 5.9graph 5.9area 5.6percentage change 5.5change of state 5.4volume 5.3exponential function 5.0temperature 4.9linear functions 4.9congruence 4.9pythagoras' theorem 4.9

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, percentage, graph from Business Studies, Design and Technology, Economics and 11 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Chemistry, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 4 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, sampling technique, probability from Mathematics, Psychology, Biology and 4 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses climate change, data interpretation, data collection from Business Studies, Physical Education, Biology and 4 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Design and Technology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 3 more · jobs: battery test technician
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, si unit, formulae from Business Studies, Design and Technology, Economics and 8 more
Bulk storage terminal technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, density, unit conversion from Business Studies, Design and Technology, Economics and 6 more
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 3 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses equilibrium, friction, kinematics from Design and Technology, Mathematics, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses integer, mean, chart from Mathematics, Psychology, Business Studies and 4 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses scale, data collection, computer systems from Psychology, Art and Design, Chemistry and 5 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Oxfordshire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.