LVS Oxford
LVS Oxford is an independent special school in Oxford for boys and girls aged 11 to 20. It has 77 pupils and room for 120.
Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford, OX5 1RX01865 595170lvs-oxford.org.ukMiss Melanie Waller head of centreAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 5.2 | – | 45.4 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 18% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 4% | – | 47% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 18% | 33% | 29% | 6% | 8% | – | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.36 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 0.98 | 0.44 | – | 4.05 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 36% | 41% |
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 77 | 62 | 63 | 48 | 63 | 68 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 97% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Fletcher Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 210 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| Bladon Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 102 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| North Kidlington Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 268 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 276 | Good 2019 | 74 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington | Academy | 1.8 miles | 235 | No overall grade 2025 | 97 | Compare |
| Gosford Hill School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 825 | Report card 2026 | 19 | Compare |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington | Academy | 2.0 miles | 89 | Good 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| The Marlborough Church of England School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 1,088 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is LVS Oxford a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score LVS Oxford yet.
How good are LVS Oxford's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 18% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 14.5, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does LVS Oxford have?
77 pupils aged 11 to 20 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 120 places, so it is 64% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford, OX5 1RX
- Telephone
- 01865 595170
- Website
- www.lvs-oxford.org.uk
- Head of Centre
- Miss Melanie Waller
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Kidlington West
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 August 2014 (new provision)
- URN
- 141208 · LAESTAB 9316015 · UKPRN 10080773
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.