The Iffley Academy
The Iffley Academy is a special academy in Oxford for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 180 pupils, 60 more than it has places for. About 45 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
Iffley Turn, Oxford, OX4 4DU01865 747606iffleyacademy.co.ukMs Yvette Fay headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 3 July 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding 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
32 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. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2017
1 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 | 2017 | 2016 | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 1 | 1 | – | – |
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, 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: language and communications needs (50), Moderate learning difficulty (42), Autistic spectrum disorder (30), Other difficulty or disability (20), emotional and mental health (20), Severe learning difficulty (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 180 | 179 | 176 | 182 | 178 | 176 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 43% | 45% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 46% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 7% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 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 90.2% 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 | 9.8% | 9.5% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 17.0% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 14.9% | 4.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.4% | 23.5% | 20.6% | 25.0% | 72.9% | 17.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 27 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 96% | 96% | 93% | 88% |
| Education | 96% | 92% | 93% | 88% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkrise Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 434 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Greyfriars Catholic School | Academy | 770 m | 669 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
| Rose Hill Primary School | Academy | 790 m | 268 | No overall grade 2025 | 2 | Compare |
| St Frideswide Church of England Primary School | Academy | 850 m | 330 | Good 2023 | 7 | Compare |
| St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 960 m | 399 | Good 2023 | 55 | Compare |
| Comper Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.7 miles | 61 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Emmanuel Christian School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 80 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Oxford Spires Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,351 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Iffley Academy a good school?
The Iffley Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2024.
What is The Iffley Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Iffley Academy outstanding at its last full inspection on 3 July 2024.
How many pupils does The Iffley Academy have?
180 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 120 places, so it is 150% full.
What is attendance like at The Iffley Academy?
Pupils were in school 90.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does The Iffley 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 The Iffley 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
- Iffley Turn, Oxford, OX4 4DU
- Telephone
- 01865 747606
- Website
- www.iffleyacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Yvette Fay
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Gallery Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Rose Hill & Iffley
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 139312 · LAESTAB 9317018 · UKPRN 10040298
- Formerly
- Iffley Mead School
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, 2016/17.
- 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.