Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Endeavour Academy, Oxford is a sponsored special academy in Oxford for boys and girls aged 8 to 19. It has 32 pupils and every place is taken. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Waynflete Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8DD01865 767766endeavour-academy.orgMr Mark Shears principalAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 16 November 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 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 2023
2 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 | 2023 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
A level and sixth-form results, 2017
11 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Students | 11 |
| Average A level grade | NE |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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, severe learning difficulties.
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 (22), Severe learning difficulty (8), Moderate learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 19% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 25% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.2% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 10.2% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 1.9% | 11.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 0.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 37.5% | 12.5% | 21.4% | 18.2% | 14.3% | 20.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 83% | 86% |
| Education | 83% | 86% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 14% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayards Hill School | Academy | 300 m | 234 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Sandhills Community Primary School | Academy | 650 m | 193 | Good 2022 | 42 | Compare |
| Headington Quarry Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 750 m | 82 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 83 | Compare |
| Windmill Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 623 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
| Slade Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.9 miles | 99 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Wood Farm Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 382 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| Barton Park Primary School | Free school | 1.0 miles | 193 | Good 2023 | 20 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Endeavour Academy, Oxford a good school?
Endeavour Academy, Oxford doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2022.
What is Endeavour Academy, Oxford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Endeavour Academy, Oxford good at its last full inspection on 16 November 2022.
How many pupils does Endeavour Academy, Oxford have?
32 pupils aged 8 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 32 places, so it is 100% full.
What is attendance like at Endeavour Academy, Oxford?
Pupils were in school 89.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 38% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Endeavour Academy, Oxford have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Endeavour Academy, Oxford have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2017 was NE.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Waynflete Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8DD
- Telephone
- 01865 767766
- Website
- www.endeavour-academy.org
- Principal
- Mr Mark Shears
- Type of school
- Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Macintyre Academies (4 schools)
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Barton & Sandhills
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2014 (new provision)
- URN
- 140217 · LAESTAB 9317003 · UKPRN 10043498
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, 2022/23.
- 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.