The Henry Box School
Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MILL ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Ms Wendy Hemmingsley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,469
- Pupils on roll
- 1,027
- URN
- 138210
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993703955
About this school
The Henry Box School is a secondary academy in Witney. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,027 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 189 | 169 | 168 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 39.2 | 42.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.32 to +0.10 | -0.32 -0.55 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 33.1% | 35.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 56.2% | 56.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 11.8% | 27.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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 The Henry Box 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 | 45.5 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,060 |
| 2023/24 | 1,085 |
| 2024/25 | 1,075 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Henry Box School compares
The Henry Box School ranked 30th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.2 | 11.7% | 20.7% | 1,027 | — |
| Wood Green School | 46.2 | 9.7% | 15.2% | 1,335 | 1.0 miles |
| Bartholomew School | 57 | 8.6% | 11.8% | 1,390 | 4.5 miles |
| Carterton Community College | 33.8 | 9.7% | 21.6% | 774 | 5.0 miles |
| Burford School | 52.4 | 7.8% | 13.9% | 1,452 | 6.8 miles |
| The Marlborough Church of England School | 55.4 | 8.8% | 13.5% | 1,088 | 7.8 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)
- 20.7%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Green School1.0 miles
Secondary · Witney
-
Bartholomew School4.5 miles
Secondary · Witney
-
Carterton Community College5.0 miles
Secondary · Carterton
-
Burford School6.8 miles
Secondary · Burford
-
The Marlborough Church of England School7.8 miles
Secondary · Woodstock
Other schools in Witney
- Bartholomew 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 The Henry Box School teach?
- The Henry Box School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Witney.
- Who is the headteacher of The Henry Box School?
- The headteacher of The Henry Box School is Ms Wendy Hemmingsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Henry Box School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Henry Box 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 The Henry Box School?
- The Henry Box School has 1,027 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Henry Box School full?
- The Henry Box School has capacity for 1,469 pupils and 1,027 on roll (70%), 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 The Henry Box School a faith school?
- No. The Henry Box School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Henry Box School a selective school?
- No. The Henry Box School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Henry Box School?
- The Henry Box School is part of THE MILL ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Henry Box School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 42.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Henry Box School rank locally?
- The Henry Box School ranked 30th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Henry Box School's absence rate?
- The Henry Box School's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Henry Box School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Henry Box 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.