Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Will Speke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,066
- Pupils on roll
- 906
- URN
- 146392
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235520698
About this school
Fitzharrys School is a secondary academy in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 906 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 26 April 2023, 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 | 116 | 127 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 45.5 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 0.00 to +0.54 | +0.12 -0.13 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 43.3% | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 70.1% | 69.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 58.3% | 67.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 Fitzharrys 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 | 47.8 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 733 |
| 2023/24 | 767 |
| 2024/25 | 844 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fitzharrys School compares
Fitzharrys School ranked 22nd of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 8.5% | 10.5% | 906 | — |
| John Mason School | 44.5 | 13.5% | 23.6% | 927 | 0.4 miles |
| Larkmead School | 39.4 | 12.6% | 21.7% | 959 | 0.8 miles |
| The Oxford Academy | 33.6 | 13.7% | 52.7% | 1,062 | 4.0 miles |
| Matthew Arnold School | 56.5 | 9.2% | 12.7% | 1,255 | 4.3 miles |
| Greyfriars Catholic School | 34 | 9.7% | 31.4% | 669 | 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)
- 10.45%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.52%
- Persistent absence
- 22.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Mason School0.4 miles
Secondary · Abingdon
-
Larkmead School0.8 miles
Secondary · Abingdon
-
The Oxford Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
Matthew Arnold School4.3 miles
Secondary · Oxford
-
Greyfriars Catholic School4.6 miles
Secondary · Oxford
Other schools in Abingdon
- John Mason School Secondary
- Larkmead School Secondary
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fitzharrys School teach?
- Fitzharrys School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Fitzharrys School?
- The headteacher of Fitzharrys School is Mr Will Speke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fitzharrys School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fitzharrys 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 Fitzharrys School?
- Fitzharrys School has 906 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Fitzharrys School full?
- Fitzharrys School has capacity for 1,066 pupils and 906 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 Fitzharrys School a faith school?
- No. Fitzharrys School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fitzharrys School a selective school?
- No. Fitzharrys School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Fitzharrys School?
- Fitzharrys School is part of ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fitzharrys School have?
- The schools register lists Fitzharrys School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fitzharrys School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 46 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fitzharrys School rank locally?
- Fitzharrys School ranked 22nd of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fitzharrys School's absence rate?
- Fitzharrys School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fitzharrys School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fitzharrys 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 10 July 2026.