Cheney School

State-Funded School

cheney-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Oxford EastConstituency

OX3 7QHPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cheney School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,706 pupils. Cheney School is part of River Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.1

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,706

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,706
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: River Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 21 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.