The Henry Box School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

WitneyConstituency

OX28 4AXPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Henry Box 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 1,027 pupils. The Henry Box School is part of The Mill Academy.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.57

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,027

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: 1,027
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Mill Academy

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 9 February 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
15 Jan 2018	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.