John Watson School
Littleworth Road, Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1NN
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by John Watson School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Slatter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 123333
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
John Watson School was a community special school in Oxford. It taught children aged 2 to 19 and had 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
John Watson School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 John Watson 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34%
- English as an additional language
- 29.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.84%
- Persistent absence
- 26.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Watson School0.0 miles
Academies · Oxford
-
Endeavour Academy, Oxford2.2 miles
Academies · Oxford
-
Chilworth House School2.6 miles
Special schools · Oxford
-
Chilworth House Upper School2.7 miles
Special schools · Oxfordshire
-
Mabel Prichard School2.9 miles
Academies · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
- Chilworth House School Special schools
- Endeavour Academy, Oxford Academies
- John Watson School Academies
- LVS Oxford Special schools
- Mabel Prichard School Academies
- Meadowbrook College Academies
- Northern House Academy Academies
- Orion Academy Academies
- Oxfordshire Hospital School Special schools
- Park School Special schools
- The Iffley Academy Academies
- Woodeaton Manor School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does John Watson School teach?
- John Watson School taught children aged 2 to 19. It was a special school in Oxford.
- Has John Watson School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected John Watson 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 John Watson School?
- John Watson School had 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- How have John Watson School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are John Watson School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Watson 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 30 June 2026.