The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, OX2 7EE
2,023 pupils · 109% of 1,850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 October 2022, published 1 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 66.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 243 | 396 | 965 | 243 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 255 | 360 | 1,056 | 255 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 273 | 344 | 996 | 273 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 256 | 389 | 1,041 | 256 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 259 | 364 | 851 | 259 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 254 | 360 | 863 | 254 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 262 | 335 | 853 | 262 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 274 | 451 | 789 | 274 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Swan School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cheney School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oxford Spires Academy 4.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gosford Hill School 4.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Greyfriars Catholic School 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Matthew Arnold School 4.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.