Lord Williams's School
Oxford Road, Thame, OX9 2AQ
2,259 pupils · 99% of 2,290 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THAME PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
Ofsted
Good (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 17 May 2022, published 7 July 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 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 26.4% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 301 | 279 | 515 | 301 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 335 | 314 | 562 | 335 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 323 | 279 | 549 | 323 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 335 | 312 | 563 | 335 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 335 | 355 | 616 | 335 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 340 | 324 | 658 | 340 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 340 | 295 | 545 | 337 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 318 | 327 | 612 | 318 |
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
- Wheatley Park School 10.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Icknield Community College 11 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Princes Risborough School 11.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Waddesdon Church of England School 11.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The Mandeville School 13.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Aylesbury UTC 13.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
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.