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Wykham Park

Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY ·

Ofsted:Good· 2023
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Banbury. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (September 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 34.8 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 74 families put it first for 165 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
800
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Academy trust
ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Carly Berry
Opened
Aug 2012

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (13 Sept 2023): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 114 pupils

Attainment 8
34.8
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
25.4%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
50%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.65
2023/24 · CI -0.91 to -0.39
This school
34.8
Oxfordshire
46.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
165
1st preferences
74
All applications
264
1st prefs per place
0.45
Fewer first choices than places

74 of 74 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
832
Capacity
1,285
62% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)33.7%
  • English as an additional language26.6%
  • SEN support17.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan2.2%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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