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Woodeaton Manor School

Special · ages 7-18MixedAcademy70 pupilsSixth formOxfordOxfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedInadequateLast Ofsted inspection, November 2023
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Attendance75.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families44%Far more than most schools
Places14 spare70 pupils, 84 places
Pupils per teacher4.2School workforce census

Woodeaton Manor School is a sponsored special academy in Oxford for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 70 pupils and room for 84. About 44 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2023.

Woodeaton, Oxford, OX3 9TS01865 558722Mrs Abi Allum headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Inadequate overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Inadequate
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Inadequate
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Inadequate
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Not effective
No

Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

18 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Woodeaton Manor School, the school this one replaced.

Average GCSE score6.6
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11-2.00In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2023/24, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 31.231.220182019: 33.333.320192022: 11.411.420222023: 14.614.620232024: 11.511.520242025: 6.66.62025
Since 2018: -24.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2022†2019†2018†OxfordshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11182117161313
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 86.611.514.611.433.331.245.446.8
Progress from age 11Progress 8-2.00-1.65-2.58-0.59-0.71
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%8%23%47%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%13%39%31%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.750.991.490.983.033.044.054.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%8%23%36%41%
Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged6.612.311.616.729.8
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged6.510.118.18.232.3
Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers13.315.68.6

† These results are for Woodeaton Manor School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2024

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. These are the results of Woodeaton Manor School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 11Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected levelOfficial name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading scoreOfficial name: Reading average scaled score
Maths scoreOfficial name: Maths average scaled score
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†2016†OxfordshireEngland
Pupils tested232632
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths17%61%62%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score101.0105.8105.3
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score100.0104.1104.2
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score98.0104.9105.1
Expected level: readingReading expected standard33%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard17%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)17%

† These results are for Woodeaton Manor School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreLow-income pupils vs other pupils
6.66.5
Gap 0.1England 12.2
Strong pass in English and mathsLow-income pupils vs other pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 22 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

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.

Pupils on roll70Census January 2026
Places8483% full
Pupils from low-income families44%44% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%70 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)41%£29,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls55 / 15
White British pupils84%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (61), emotional and mental health (5), Moderate learning difficulty (2), language and communications needs (2).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 75.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance75.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school50.0%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission4.5%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence24.2%20.5%17.0%15.6%29.5%13.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence19.7%19.5%16.8%14.7%29.5%11.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence4.5%1.0%0.2%0.9%0.0%2.1%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence50.0%45.1%32.9%36.5%85.7%23.3%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Woodeaton Manor School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers16.8full-time equivalent, 18 people
Pupils per teacher4.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants17.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,269
Vacancies1

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate44 per 1,000 people51% lower than the England average
Typical house price£450,000South Oxfordshire

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Oxford Montessori SchoolsIndependent1.0 miles124Not inspectedCompare
Dr South's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.5 miles97Not inspected94Compare
Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.8 miles66Good 202337Compare
Cutteslowe Primary SchoolAcademy1.8 miles304Good 202053Compare
Edward Feild Primary SchoolAcademy2.3 miles293Good 2022Compare
d'Overbroeck'sIndependent (grammar)2.3 miles615Not inspectedCompare
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil2.3 miles382Good 202372Compare
Meadowbrook CollegeAcademy alternative provision converter2.3 miles9Good 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Woodeaton Manor School a good school?

Woodeaton Manor School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in November 2023.

What is Woodeaton Manor School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Woodeaton Manor School inadequate at its last full inspection on 7 November 2023.

How good are Woodeaton Manor School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% 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 6.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How many pupils does Woodeaton Manor School have?

70 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 84 places, so it is 83% full.

What is attendance like at Woodeaton Manor School?

Pupils were in school 75.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 50% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does Woodeaton Manor School 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
Woodeaton, Oxford, OX3 9TS
Telephone
01865 558722
Headteacher
Mrs Abi Allum
Type of school
Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Special school, ages 7-18, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Propeller Academy Trust (6 schools)
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward
Forest Hill & Holton
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 October 2025 (new provision)
URN
151488 · LAESTAB 9317013 · UKPRN 10096974
Formerly
Woodeaton Manor School

Where these figures come from