Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Sarah Roberts & Martha Hawes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ridgeway Education Trust
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,593
- Pupils on roll
- 1,633
- URN
- 138490
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235812092
About this school
Didcot Girls' School is a girls' secondary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,633 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Didcot Girls' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 282 | 258 | 262 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.9 | 58.8 | 58.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.96 +0.79 to +1.13 | +0.87 +0.69 to +1.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 68.6% | 72.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 86.8% | 87.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 52.3% | 67.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
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 Didcot Girls' 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 | 59.9 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,614 |
| 2023/24 | 1,616 |
| 2024/25 | 1,643 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Didcot Girls' School compares
Didcot Girls' School ranked 2nd of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.8 | 7.5% | 13.2% | 1,633 | — |
| St Birinus School | 48.2 | 8.9% | 16.8% | 1,237 | 0.6 miles |
| Aureus School | 33.7 | 13.4% | 33.8% | 531 | 0.8 miles |
| UTC Oxfordshire | 32.5 | 14.9% | 29.8% | 316 | 0.8 miles |
| John Mason School | 44.5 | 13.5% | 23.6% | 927 | 5.0 miles |
| Larkmead School | 39.4 | 12.6% | 21.7% | 959 | 5.2 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)
- 13.24%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 18.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Birinus School0.6 miles
Secondary · Didcot
-
Aureus School0.8 miles
Secondary · Didcot
-
UTC Oxfordshire0.8 miles
Secondary · Didcot
-
John Mason School5.0 miles
Secondary · Abingdon
-
Larkmead School5.2 miles
Secondary · Abingdon
Other schools in Didcot
- Aureus School Secondary
- St Birinus School Secondary
- UTC Oxfordshire Secondary
- Lydalls Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Didcot Girls' School teach?
- Didcot Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of Didcot Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Didcot Girls' School is Sarah Roberts & Martha Hawes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Didcot Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Didcot Girls' 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 many pupils are at Didcot Girls' School?
- Didcot Girls' School has 1,633 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Didcot Girls' School full?
- Didcot Girls' School has capacity for 1,593 pupils and 1,633 on roll (103%), 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 Didcot Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Didcot Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Didcot Girls' School a selective school?
- No. Didcot Girls' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Didcot Girls' School part of an academy trust?
- Didcot Girls' School is part of RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Didcot Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.9 in 2022/23 and 58.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Didcot Girls' School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Didcot Girls' School ranked 2nd of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Didcot Girls' School's absence rate?
- Didcot Girls' School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Didcot Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Didcot Girls' 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.