St Birinus School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Oxfordshire
Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 04/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
19.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,237
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,428 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
210 of 210 families who put it first got an offer
234
Places offered
317
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 210 | 210 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 54 | 14 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 4 | ● 11% |
| 4th preference | 18 | 2 | ● 11% |
| Total | 317 | 230 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- William Manning
- Address
- Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ
- Phone
- 01235814444
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Didcot South · Didcot and Wantage
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138762
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST
1,237 pupils · 1,428 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 20
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,081 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.74 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.35 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 65 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 169 | 31% | 60% | 78% | |
| English Language | 168 | 14% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 165 | 15% | 58% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 134 | 14% | 51% | 70% | |
| History | 85 | 14% | 39% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 70 | 9% | 44% | 63% | |
| Geography | 65 | 25% | 57% | 72% | |
| Business | 53 | 23% | 70% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 16% | 58% | 74% | |
| Computer Science | 42 | 24% | 62% | 76% | |
| French | 35 | 23% | 60% | 77% | |
| Physical Education | 34 | 0% | 32% | 53% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 31 | 19% | 45% | 68% | |
| Physics | 20 | 15% | 20% | 40% | |
| Biology | 18 | 0% | 17% | 28% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 12% | 24% | 65% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 27% | 47% | 73% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 13 | 0% | 0% | 69% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8% | 25% | 42% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 80% | |
| Economics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 67% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14595: Didcot VI Form College, Didcot
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.