Bloxham Grove Academy
Bloxham Grove Academy is a special free school in Banbury for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 102 pupils and room for 110. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Bloxham Grove Road, Banbury, OX15 4UL01295 793125bloxhamgroveacademy.co.ukMrs Charlotte Roberts headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
8 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
8 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | – | 63% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | – | 10% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oxfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Oxfordshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (24), Moderate learning difficulty (24), emotional and mental health (20), language and communications needs (17), Other difficulty or disability (8), Severe learning difficulty (4).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 102 | 77 | 35 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 48% | 51% | 46% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 16.6% | 17.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 10.6% | 10.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 6.1% | 7.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 39.8% | 38.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Warriner School | Academy | 300 m | 1,553 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
| Bloxham School | Independent | 880 m | 583 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Tudor Hall School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 246 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bloxham Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 320 | No overall grade 2025 | 15 | Compare |
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 425 | Report card 2026 | 31 | Compare |
| Wykham Park | Academy | 1.7 miles | 800 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | Academy | 1.7 miles | 943 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Futures Institute Banbury | Studio schools | 1.8 miles | 116 | Good 2022 | 19 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bloxham Grove Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Bloxham Grove Academy yet.
How good are Bloxham Grove Academy's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Bloxham Grove Academy have?
102 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 110 places, so it is 93% full.
What is attendance like at Bloxham Grove Academy?
Pupils were in school 83.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 40% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Bloxham Grove Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Bloxham Grove Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bloxham Grove Road, Banbury, OX15 4UL
- Telephone
- 01295 793125
- Website
- bloxhamgroveacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Roberts
- Type of school
- Special free school (Free schools special, free schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The Gallery Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2024 (academy free school)
- URN
- 149826 · LAESTAB 9317009 · UKPRN 10093041
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.