Park School
Southcombe, Chipping Norton, Oxford, OX7 5QH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Lise Sugden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 123326
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01608644621
About this school
Park School is an independent special school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 60 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Park 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
Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1995, 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 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 Park 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 | 5.5 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.5 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
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
- 60
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingham Hill School4.3 miles
Independent schools · Chipping Norton
-
Windrush Valley School5.7 miles
Independent schools · Chipping Norton
-
Kitebrook Preparatory School6.2 miles
Independent schools · Moreton-in-Marsh
-
Sibford School6.3 miles
Independent schools · Banbury
-
Swalcliffe Park School CIO7.0 miles
Special schools · Banbury
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Common questions
- What ages does Park School teach?
- Park School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Park School?
- The headteacher of Park School is Miss Lise Sugden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Park 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 many pupils are at Park School?
- Park School has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Park School full?
- Park School has capacity for 108 pupils and 60 on roll (56%), 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 Park School a faith school?
- No. Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Park School a selective school?
- No. Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.5 in 2022/23 and 3.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park 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.