Didcot Girls' School

State-Funded School

didcot-girls-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Didcot and WantageConstituency

OX11 7AJPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,633 pupils. Didcot Girls' School is part of RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 72.1%
EBacc average point score: 5.57

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,633

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,633
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 23 November 2022. 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
15 Dec 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.