Aureus School
Academy sponsor led · 531 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.7
Free schools
The Swan School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,057of 1,260 places
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 120
- Ofsted
- Good, 13 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where The Swan School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Among the 12 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 58% went to university (Oxfordshire 28%, England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.4 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Oxfordshire, with 68% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 88% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Oxfordshire and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Swan School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 12 | 8,583 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 58% | 28% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 17% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Swan School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.4 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 88% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.44 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.9 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 62.7 | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 29% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 117 | 98% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 82% |
| Mathematics | 117 | 98% | 88% | 43% | 22% | 84% |
| English Literature | 113 | 94% | 86% | 31% | 21% | 88% |
| French | 105 | 88% | 18% | 28% | 29% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 72 | 60% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 82% |
| Geography | 66 | 55% | 41% | 35% | 25% | 76% |
| History | 45 | 38% | 41% | 51% | 26% | 87% |
| Business Studies | 45 | 38% | 18% | 31% | 20% | 78% |
| Psychology | 44 | 37% | 3% | 25% | 22% | 70% |
| Physics | 41 | 34% | 23% | 98% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 41 | 34% | 23% | 83% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 41 | 34% | 23% | 83% | 45% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 25% | 13% | 57% | 30% | 93% |
| Design and Technology | 25 | 21% | 11% | 24% | 23% | 60% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 20% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 15% | 31% | 56% | 32% | 89% |
| Art and Design | 17 | 14% | 7% | 6% | 24% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 11 | 9% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 55% |
| Music | 7 | 6% | 5% | 71% | 33% | 100% |
| Chinese | 4 | 3% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Arabic | 4 | 3% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 2% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Swan School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 109 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 28 | 3,707 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.59 | 33.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 10 | 36% | 17% |
| Biology | 8 | 29% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 25% | 31% |
| Sociology | 7 | 25% | 13% |
| English Literature | 6 | 21% | 11% |
| Business Studies | 6 | 21% | 13% |
| Psychology | 6 | 21% | 23% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 21 | 75% | — |
Other secondary schools in Oxfordshire
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Burford School
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Carterton Community College
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Cheney School
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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.