Bartholomew School
Witney Road, Eynsham, Witney, OX29 4AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Thomas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Eynsham Partnership Academy
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,325
- Pupils on roll
- 1,390
- URN
- 137919
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865881430
About this school
Bartholomew School is a secondary academy in Witney. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,390 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 206 | 213 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.8 | 57.3 | 57.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.32 to +0.72 | +0.80 +0.60 to +1.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 67% | 66.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 80.1% | 80.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 28.6% | 31.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Bartholomew 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 | 55.8 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,363 |
| 2023/24 | 1,346 |
| 2024/25 | 1,383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bartholomew School compares
Bartholomew School ranked 5th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57 | 8.6% | 11.8% | 1,390 | — |
| Wood Green School | 46.2 | 9.7% | 15.2% | 1,335 | 3.9 miles |
| Matthew Arnold School | 56.5 | 9.2% | 12.7% | 1,255 | 4.3 miles |
| The Henry Box School | 42.2 | 11.7% | 20.7% | 1,027 | 4.5 miles |
| The Marlborough Church of England School | 55.4 | 8.8% | 13.5% | 1,088 | 4.9 miles |
| Gosford Hill School | 45.3 | 10.7% | 22.2% | 825 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.8%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.58%
- Persistent absence
- 21.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Green School3.9 miles
Secondary · Witney
-
Matthew Arnold School4.3 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
The Henry Box School4.5 miles
Secondary · Witney
-
The Marlborough Church of England School4.9 miles
Secondary · Woodstock
-
Gosford Hill School4.9 miles
Secondary · Kidlington
Other schools in Witney
- The Henry Box School Secondary
- Wood Green School Secondary
- Combe CofE Primary School Primary
- Ducklington Primary School Primary
- Eynsham Community Primary School Primary
- Freeland Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hailey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hanborough Manor CofE School Primary
- Leafield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Madley Brook Community Primary School Primary
- North Leigh Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bartholomew School teach?
- Bartholomew School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Witney.
- Who is the headteacher of Bartholomew School?
- The headteacher of Bartholomew School is Mr Craig Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bartholomew School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bartholomew School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bartholomew School?
- Bartholomew School has 1,390 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bartholomew School full?
- Bartholomew School has capacity for 1,325 pupils and 1,390 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Bartholomew School a faith school?
- No. Bartholomew School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bartholomew School a selective school?
- No. Bartholomew School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bartholomew School?
- Bartholomew School is part of EPA TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bartholomew School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.8 in 2022/23 and 57 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bartholomew School rank locally?
- Bartholomew School ranked 5th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bartholomew School's absence rate?
- Bartholomew School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bartholomew School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bartholomew 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 1 July 2026.