St Birinus School

State-Funded School

st-birinus-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Didcot and WantageConstituency

OX11 8AZPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,237 pupils. St Birinus School is part of RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.44

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,237

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

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: 1,237
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
22 Feb 2012	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.