The Iffley Academy
Iffley Turn, Oxford, OX4 4DU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GALLERY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Yvette Fay
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Gallery Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 139312
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865747606
About this school
The Iffley Academy is a special academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Iffley Academy, 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 3 July 2024, 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 | 27 | 25 | 32 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Iffley Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.67%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.82%
- Persistent absence
- 22.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emmanuel Christian School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Kings Education (Oxford)1.1 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Magdalen College School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Oxford International College1.3 miles
Independent schools
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Oxford Media & Business School1.5 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does The Iffley Academy teach?
- The Iffley Academy teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Iffley Academy?
- The headteacher of The Iffley Academy is Ms Yvette Fay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Iffley Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Iffley Academy, 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 The Iffley Academy?
- The Iffley Academy has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is The Iffley Academy full?
- The Iffley Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 180 on roll (150%), 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 The Iffley Academy a faith school?
- No. The Iffley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Iffley Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Iffley Academy is part of THE GALLERY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Iffley Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Iffley Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Iffley Academy's absence rate?
- The Iffley Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Iffley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Iffley Academy'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.