Wychwood School
72-74 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JR
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Evans
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 123294
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865557976
About this school
Wychwood School is an independent school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 10 to 18 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wychwood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Wychwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1932, 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 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.4 | 44.8 | 46.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
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 Wychwood School 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 | 34.4 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
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
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 36
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dragon School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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St Clare's, Oxford0.5 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Oxford High School GDST0.5 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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University of Oxford0.6 miles
Universities · Oxford
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St Edward's School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
- Chandlings Prep Independent schools
- Cherwell College Oxford Independent schools
- Christ Church Cathedral School Independent schools
- d'Overbroeck's Independent schools
- Dragon School Independent schools
- Emmanuel Christian School Independent schools
- Headington Rye Oxford Independent schools
- Kings Education (Oxford) Independent schools
- Magdalen College School Independent schools
- New College School Independent schools
- Oxford High School GDST Independent schools
- Oxford Montessori Schools Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wychwood School teach?
- Wychwood School teaches children aged 10 to 18. It is an independent school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Wychwood School?
- The headteacher of Wychwood School is Mrs Jane Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wychwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wychwood School 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 big is Wychwood School?
- Wychwood School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- Is Wychwood School full?
- Wychwood School has capacity for 180 pupils and 150 on roll (83%), 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 Wychwood School a faith school?
- No. Wychwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wychwood School a selective school?
- Yes. Wychwood School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Wychwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.4 in 2022/23 and 46.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wychwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wychwood School'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.