LVS Oxford
Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford, OX5 1RX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of Centre
- Miss Melanie Waller
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 141208
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865595170
About this school
LVS Oxford is an independent special school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 11 to 20 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected LVS Oxford under its current framework. 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
LVS Oxford has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.1 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 18.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 29% | 33.3% | 18.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
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 LVS Oxford 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 | 11.1 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 12.9 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.5 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 77
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does LVS Oxford teach?
- LVS Oxford teaches children aged 11 to 20. It is a special school in Oxford.
- Who is the head of centre of LVS Oxford?
- The head of centre of LVS Oxford is Miss Melanie Waller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has LVS Oxford been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected LVS Oxford under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is LVS Oxford?
- LVS Oxford has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 20.
- Is LVS Oxford full?
- LVS Oxford has capacity for 98 pupils and 77 on roll (79%), 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 LVS Oxford a faith school?
- No. LVS Oxford has no designated religious character.
- How have LVS Oxford's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.1 in 2022/23 and 14.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are LVS Oxford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, LVS Oxford'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 24 July 2026.