d'Overbroeck's
333 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxford, OX2 7PL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Patrick Horne
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 785
- Pupils on roll
- 615
- URN
- 123318
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865688600
About this school
d'Overbroeck's is an independent school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 615 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected d'Overbroeck's 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
d'Overbroeck's has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1977, 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 | 133 | 44 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.6 | 64.3 | 64.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 90.9% | 91.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 97.7% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 15.9% | 10.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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 d'Overbroeck's 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 | 33.6 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 742 |
| 2023/24 | 756 |
| 2024/25 | 692 |
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
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 218
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northern House Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Oxford
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Summer Fields School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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St Edward's School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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St Clare's, Oxford0.7 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Oxford High School GDST0.7 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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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 year groups does d'Overbroeck's teach?
- d'Overbroeck's teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Oxford.
- Who is the principal of d'Overbroeck's?
- The principal of d'Overbroeck's is Mr Patrick Horne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has d'Overbroeck's been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected d'Overbroeck's 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 d'Overbroeck's?
- d'Overbroeck's has 615 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is d'Overbroeck's full?
- d'Overbroeck's has capacity for 785 pupils and 615 on roll (78%), 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 d'Overbroeck's a faith school?
- No. d'Overbroeck's has no designated religious character.
- Is d'Overbroeck's a selective school?
- Yes. d'Overbroeck's is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have d'Overbroeck's's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.6 in 2022/23 and 64.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are d'Overbroeck's's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, d'Overbroeck's'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.