Mabel Prichard School
Cuddesdon Way, Oxford, OX4 6SB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GALLERY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Martin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Gallery Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 106
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 147821
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865777878
About this school
Mabel Prichard School is a special academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 116 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 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 Mabel Prichard 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.39%
- English as an additional language
- 35.3%
- Overall absence
- 13.12%
- Persistent absence
- 40.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxfordshire Hospital School0.0 miles
Special schools · Oxford
-
Orion Academy0.5 miles
Academies · Oxford
-
Emmanuel Christian School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
-
Kings Education (Oxford)1.1 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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The Iffley Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Oxford
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- Meadowbrook College Academies
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- Orion Academy Academies
- Oxfordshire Hospital School Special schools
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- The Iffley Academy Academies
- Woodeaton Manor School Academies
- Comper Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Mabel Prichard School teach?
- Mabel Prichard School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Mabel Prichard School?
- The headteacher of Mabel Prichard School is Mrs Alison Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mabel Prichard School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mabel Prichard 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 Mabel Prichard School?
- Mabel Prichard School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Mabel Prichard School full?
- Mabel Prichard School has capacity for 106 pupils and 116 on roll (109%), 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 Mabel Prichard School a faith school?
- No. Mabel Prichard School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Mabel Prichard School?
- Mabel Prichard School 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 Mabel Prichard School have?
- The schools register lists Mabel Prichard School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Mabel Prichard School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Mabel Prichard School's absence rate?
- Mabel Prichard School's overall absence rate is 13.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mabel Prichard School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mabel Prichard 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.