Best Secondary schools in South Oxfordshire

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements (showing top 10 – Go Pro for full list)
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These rankings cover secondary schools in the district of South Oxfordshire based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using β€œQuality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.

Graded secondary schools
9
Outstanding
2
Good
7
Median inspection year
2017

Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)

O: 22% Β· G: 78% Β· RI: 0% Β· I: 0%

Summary

Outstanding: 2 Good: 7 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Feb 2012 (exact date for Pro)
Latest inspection
Sep 2023 (exact date for Pro)

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Gillotts School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Henley-on-Thames β€’ RG9 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Sep 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Didcot Girls' School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Didcot β€’ OX11 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Dec 2015 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Langtree School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Reading β€’ RG8 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 4.
    Lord Williams's School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Thame β€’ OX9 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jul 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 5.
    Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
    Secondary β€’ Academy sponsor led β€’ Reading β€’ RG4 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jul 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 6.
    Wallingford School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Wallingford β€’ OX10 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Apr 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 7.
    Icknield Community College
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Watlington β€’ OX49 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Apr 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 8.
    Wheatley Park School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Oxford β€’ OX33 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Apr 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 9.
    St Birinus School
    Secondary β€’ Academy converter β€’ Didcot β€’ OX11 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Feb 2012 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
How we rank these schools
  1. Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
  2. More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
  3. Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
  4. We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.

Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.

About Ofsted grades
  • Outstanding (1) β€” highest judgement across key areas.
  • Good (2) β€” consistently meets standards.
  • Requires improvement (3) β€” not yet good; clear areas to improve.
  • Inadequate (4) β€” significant weaknesses found.

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