Aureus School
Academy sponsor led · 531 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.7
Academy sponsor led
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
- Pupils on roll
- 374of 934 places
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 67
- Ofsted
- Good, 10 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chiltern Edge Community School (URN 123245, until 31 July 2018).
What the data says
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge has no sixth form. Of the 50 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 22% moved to a sixth form college, 48% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 43% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.3 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Oxfordshire, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge 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 | Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 50 | 6,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 22% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 8% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.3 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 40% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 34% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.4 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 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 | 65 | 97% | 88% | 25% | 22% | 72% |
| English Language | 64 | 96% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 66% |
| English Literature | 60 | 90% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 72% |
| History | 46 | 69% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 50% |
| Geography | 38 | 57% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 33 | 49% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 58% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 43% | 23% | 28% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 29 | 43% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 29 | 43% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 62% |
| Biology | 29 | 43% | 23% | 28% | 45% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 36% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 63% |
| French | 24 | 36% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 58% |
| Design and Technology | 19 | 28% | 11% | 21% | 23% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 24% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 69% |
| Drama | 11 | 16% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 91% |
| Russian | 2 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 17 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Bartholomew School
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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.