Aureus School
Academy sponsor led · 531 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.7
Academy sponsor led
Wykham Park
- Pupils on roll
- 800of 1,285 places
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 114
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 13 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Banbury School (URN 123232, until 1 August 2012).
What the data says
Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 at Wykham Park in 2023, 14% stayed on in Wykham Park’s own sixth form (Oxfordshire average 45%), 66% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 26 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Oxfordshire 28%, England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.8 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Oxfordshire, with 25% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 48% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Oxfordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Wykham Park | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 163 | 6,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 14% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 66% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Wykham Park | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 26 | 8,583 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 65% | 28% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 10% | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Wykham Park | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.8 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 47% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 22.4 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.0 | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 22% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 111 | 97% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 58% |
| Mathematics | 111 | 97% | 88% | 5% | 22% | 60% |
| English Literature | 100 | 88% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 53% |
| Combined Science | 95 | 83% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 55% |
| Geography | 61 | 54% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 51% |
| Spanish | 55 | 48% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 71% |
| History | 32 | 28% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 59% |
| Business Studies | 30 | 26% | 18% | 3% | 20% | 63% |
| Psychology | 22 | 19% | 3% | 0% | 22% | 36% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 14% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 6% |
| Fine Art | 16 | 14% | 9% | 6% | 28% | 50% |
| Biology | 5 | 4% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Chemistry | 5 | 4% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
| Physics | 5 | 4% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 24 | 96% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | 60% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Wykham Park | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 58 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 25 | 3,707 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.62 | 33.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 4% | 16% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 13 | 52% | 23% |
| Law | 8 | 32% | 4% |
| Economics | 7 | 28% | 13% |
| Sociology | 6 | 24% | 13% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| English Language and Literature | — | — | 2% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Bartholomew School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,390 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Academy converter · sixth form · 943 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
Burford School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,452 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.4
Carterton Community College
Community school · sixth form · 774 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.8
Cheney School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,706 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.