Cherwell College Oxford
Osney Lane, (Off Mill Street), Oxford, OX1 1BZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 12 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Principal Stephen Clarke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- URN
- 143042
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865242670
About this school
Cherwell College Oxford is an independent school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 12 to 25 and has 20 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cherwell College 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
Cherwell College Oxford has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2016, 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 | 38 | 21 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.7 | 1.4 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 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 Cherwell College 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 | 0.7 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.4 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 28 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Eckersley School of English0.5 miles
Other types · Oxford
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Oxford Media & Business School0.5 miles
Other types · Oxford
-
University of Oxford0.5 miles
Universities · Oxford
-
Christ Church Cathedral School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
-
New College School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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- Chandlings Prep Independent schools
- Christ Church Cathedral School Independent schools
- d'Overbroeck's Independent schools
- Dragon School Independent schools
- Emmanuel Christian School Independent schools
- Headington Rye Oxford Independent schools
- Kings Education (Oxford) Independent schools
- Magdalen College School Independent schools
- New College School Independent schools
- Oxford High School GDST Independent schools
- Oxford Montessori Schools Independent schools
- St Clare's, Oxford Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cherwell College Oxford teach?
- Cherwell College Oxford teaches children aged 12 to 25. It is an independent school in Oxford.
- Who is the principal of Cherwell College Oxford?
- The principal of Cherwell College Oxford is Principal Stephen Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cherwell College Oxford been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cherwell College 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 many pupils are at Cherwell College Oxford?
- Cherwell College Oxford has 20 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 25.
- Is Cherwell College Oxford full?
- Cherwell College Oxford has capacity for 100 pupils and 20 on roll (20%), 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 Cherwell College Oxford a faith school?
- No. Cherwell College Oxford has no designated religious character.
- Is Cherwell College Oxford a selective school?
- No. Cherwell College Oxford is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Cherwell College Oxford's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.7 in 2022/23 and 1.4 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cherwell College Oxford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cherwell College 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.