Wheatley Park School
Holton, Oxford, OX33 1QH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Martin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,146
- URN
- 140875
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865872441
About this school
Wheatley Park School is a secondary academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 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. 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 16 March 2022, 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 | 183 | 181 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.8 | 53.9 | 51.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.41 +0.21 to +0.62 | +0.55 +0.34 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 65.2% | 56.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 78.5% | 77% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 38.7% | 33.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
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 Wheatley Park 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 | 49.8 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.9 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,138 |
| 2023/24 | 1,135 |
| 2024/25 | 1,146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheatley Park School compares
Wheatley Park School ranked 11th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.5 | 8.4% | 16% | 1,146 | — |
| Oxford Spires Academy | 46.3 | 10.2% | 28.1% | 1,351 | 3.6 miles |
| Cheney School | 46 | 10.8% | 27% | 1,706 | 3.7 miles |
| Greyfriars Catholic School | 34 | 9.7% | 31.4% | 669 | 4.0 miles |
| The Oxford Academy | 33.6 | 13.7% | 52.7% | 1,062 | 4.1 miles |
| The Swan School | 55.4 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 1,057 | 4.6 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)
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxford Spires Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
Cheney School3.7 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
Greyfriars Catholic School4.0 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
The Oxford Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
The Swan School4.6 miles
Secondary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
Wheatley Park School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Oxford.
- Cheney School Secondary
- Greyfriars Catholic School Secondary
- Matthew Arnold School Secondary
- Oxford Spires Academy Secondary
- The Cherwell School Secondary
- The Oxford Academy Secondary
- The Swan School Secondary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Wheatley Park School teach?
- Wheatley Park School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Wheatley Park School?
- The headteacher of Wheatley Park School is Mr Tim Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wheatley Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheatley Park 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 Wheatley Park School?
- Wheatley Park School has 1,146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wheatley Park School full?
- Wheatley Park School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,146 on roll (85%), 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 Wheatley Park School a faith school?
- No. Wheatley Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wheatley Park School a selective school?
- No. Wheatley Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wheatley Park School?
- Wheatley Park 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 Wheatley Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.8 in 2022/23 and 51.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wheatley Park School rank locally?
- Wheatley Park School ranked 11th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wheatley Park School's absence rate?
- Wheatley Park School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wheatley Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wheatley Park 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.