Bartholomew School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,390 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
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Aureus School
- Pupils on roll
- 531of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 98
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 22 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Aureus School has no sixth form. Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 4% moved to a sixth form college, 64% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Oxfordshire, with 19% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French and Spanish and German add up to 12% of the year group, and 9% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
As an 11–16 school, Aureus School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Aureus School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 133 | 6,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 14% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 64% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Aureus School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 33.7 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.83 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 23.6 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.8 | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 18% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 92 | 94% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 51% |
| English Language | 92 | 94% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 50% |
| English Literature | 84 | 86% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 58 | 59% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 47% |
| Religious Studies | 44 | 45% | 31% | 11% | 32% | 55% |
| Geography | 32 | 33% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 69% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 28% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 70% |
| Biology | 25 | 26% | 23% | 28% | 45% | 96% |
| History | 24 | 24% | 41% | 8% | 26% | 46% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 24% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 96% |
| Physics | 24 | 24% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 17% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 71% |
| Sociology | 16 | 16% | 4% | 6% | 21% | 81% |
| Film Studies | 14 | 14% | 1% | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| Dance | 11 | 11% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 73% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 10% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 80% |
| French | 10 | 10% | 18% | 70% | 29% | 80% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 9% | 9% | 11% | 28% | 67% |
| Polish | 3 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 10 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 9 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Oxfordshire
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
Chipping Norton School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,035 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.3
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.