Headington Rye Oxford
Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Caroline Jordan
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,528
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082
- URN
- 123290
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865759100
About this school
Headington Rye Oxford is a girls' independent school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,082 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Headington Rye Oxford under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Headington Rye Oxford has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1920, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 150 | 152 | 314 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.2 | 70.8 | 32.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 76% | 90.8% | 37.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 94.1% | 41.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 40.8% | 13.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Headington Rye Oxford has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 70.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.6 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,065 |
| 2023/24 | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 1,150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 225
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxford Brookes University0.2 miles
Universities · Oxford
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Oxford International College0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Magdalen College School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Meadowbrook College1.3 miles
Academies · Oxford
-
New College School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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- d'Overbroeck's Independent schools
- Dragon School Independent schools
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- Magdalen College School Independent schools
- New College School Independent schools
- Oxford High School GDST Independent schools
- Oxford Montessori Schools Independent schools
- St Clare's, Oxford Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Headington Rye Oxford teach?
- Headington Rye Oxford teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Oxford.
- Who is the head teacher of Headington Rye Oxford?
- The head teacher of Headington Rye Oxford is Mrs Caroline Jordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Headington Rye Oxford been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Headington Rye Oxford under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Headington Rye Oxford?
- Headington Rye Oxford has 1,082 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Headington Rye Oxford full?
- Headington Rye Oxford has capacity for 1,528 pupils and 1,082 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Headington Rye Oxford a faith school?
- No. Headington Rye Oxford has no designated religious character.
- Is Headington Rye Oxford a selective school?
- Yes. Headington Rye Oxford is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Headington Rye Oxford's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.2 in 2022/23 and 32.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Headington Rye Oxford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Headington Rye Oxford's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.