Europa School UK
Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3DZ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EUROPA SCHOOL UK
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Wood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,176
- Pupils on roll
- 1,146
- URN
- 138269
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235524060
About this school
Europa School UK is an all-through academy in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,146 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 87 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 55 | 53 | 58 |
| Attainment 8 score | 18.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -3.30 -3.73 to -2.87 | -3.84 -4.25 to -3.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | 0% | 1.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 0% | 1.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.1 | 0.1 | 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 Europa School UK 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 | 74% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.8 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.9 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,039 |
| 2023/24 | 1,072 |
| 2024/25 | 1,107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Europa School UK compares
Europa School UK ranked 41st of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 2% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 0.9 | 5.4% | 4.2% | 1,146 | — |
| St Johns CofE Academy | — | 7.3% | 6% | 327 | 8.2 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | — | 6% | 17.6% | 182 | 1.5 miles |
| Kingfisher School | — | 8.8% | 28.6% | 113 | 1.5 miles |
| Thomas Reade Primary School | — | 3.7% | 14.4% | 216 | 1.5 miles |
| Thameside Primary School | — | 6.7% | 37.3% | 205 | 1.5 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)
- 4.22%
- English as an additional language
- 50.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 14.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Johns CofE Academy8.2 miles
All-through · Wantage
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Kingfisher School1.5 miles
Academies · Abingdon
-
Thomas Reade Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Thameside Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Europa School UK ranks 7th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Abingdon.
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
- Longworth Primary School Primary
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Europa School UK teach?
- Europa School UK teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Europa School UK?
- The headteacher of Europa School UK is Mrs Lynn Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Europa School UK last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Europa School UK, 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 Europa School UK?
- Europa School UK has 1,146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Europa School UK full?
- Europa School UK has capacity for 1,176 pupils and 1,146 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Europa School UK a faith school?
- No. Europa School UK has no designated religious character.
- Is Europa School UK a selective school?
- No. Europa School UK is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Europa School UK have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Europa School UK as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Europa School UK?
- Europa School UK is part of EUROPA SCHOOL UK. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Europa School UK's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Europa School UK rank locally?
- Europa School UK ranked 41st of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 2% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Europa School UK's absence rate?
- Europa School UK's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Europa School UK's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Europa School UK'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.