Gosford Hill School

State-Funded School

gosford-hill-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Bicester and WoodstockConstituency

OX5 2NTPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 825 pupils. Gosford Hill School is part of River Learning Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 14 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.97

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

825

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

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: 825
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: River Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Apr 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Mar 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.