Gillotts School
Gillotts Lane, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Bedford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 934
- URN
- 137921
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491574315
About this school
Gillotts School is a secondary academy in Henley-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 934 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 192 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.2 | 56.6 | 61.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.66 +0.44 to +0.88 | +0.71 +0.51 to +0.92 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 67.7% | 76% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 82.8% | 86.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 59.4% | 59.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
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 Gillotts 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 | 57.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.3 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 954 |
| 2023/24 | 917 |
| 2024/25 | 918 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gillotts School compares
Gillotts School ranked 1st of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61.3 | 5.7% | 12.1% | 934 | — |
| Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | 44.3 | 11.3% | 24.7% | 374 | 3.1 miles |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | 50.4 | 8.3% | 11.1% | 1,537 | 3.8 miles |
| Waingels | 50.8 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 1,382 | 4.4 miles |
| The Bulmershe School | 50.7 | 7.1% | 16% | 1,530 | 4.9 miles |
| River Academy | — | 5.1% | 29% | 373 | 5.0 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.
Inspection history
- 27 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.09%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 10.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge3.1 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre3.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Waingels4.4 miles
Secondary · Reading
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The Bulmershe School4.9 miles
Secondary · Reading
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River Academy5.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Henley-on-Thames
- Badgemore Primary School Primary
- Frieth Church of England Combined School Primary
- Nettlebed Community School Primary
- Peppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames Primary
- Shiplake Church of England School Primary
- Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Road School Primary
- The Henley College 16 plus
- Rupert House School Independent schools
- Shiplake College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Gillotts School teach?
- Gillotts School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Henley-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Gillotts School?
- The headteacher of Gillotts School is Mr Mark Bedford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gillotts School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gillotts 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 Gillotts School?
- Gillotts School has 934 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Gillotts School full?
- Gillotts School has capacity for 900 pupils and 934 on roll (104%), 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 Gillotts School a faith school?
- No. Gillotts School has no designated religious character.
- Is Gillotts School a selective school?
- No. Gillotts School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Gillotts School?
- Gillotts School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gillotts School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.2 in 2022/23 and 61.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gillotts School rank locally?
- Gillotts School ranked 1st of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gillotts School's absence rate?
- Gillotts School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gillotts School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gillotts 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.