Bloxham Grove Academy
Bloxham Grove Road, Banbury, OX15 4UL
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GALLERY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Roberts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Gallery Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 149826
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295793125
About this school
Bloxham Grove Academy is a special academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bloxham Grove Academy under its current framework. 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
Bloxham Grove Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 |
| 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 Bloxham Grove Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 16.61%
- Persistent absence
- 39.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bloxham School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Banbury
-
Tudor Hall School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Banbury
-
Frank Wise School2.2 miles
Special schools · Banbury
-
English Language Training2.2 miles
Other types · Banbury
-
St John's Priory School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
- Frank Wise School Special schools
- Swalcliffe Park School CIO Special schools
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brailes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fields Primary School Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cropredy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bloxham Grove Academy teach?
- Bloxham Grove Academy teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bloxham Grove Academy?
- The headteacher of Bloxham Grove Academy is Mrs Charlotte Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bloxham Grove Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bloxham Grove Academy 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 Bloxham Grove Academy?
- Bloxham Grove Academy has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Bloxham Grove Academy full?
- Bloxham Grove Academy has capacity for 110 pupils and 102 on roll (93%), 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 Bloxham Grove Academy a faith school?
- No. Bloxham Grove Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bloxham Grove Academy a selective school?
- No. Bloxham Grove Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bloxham Grove Academy?
- Bloxham Grove Academy 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 Bloxham Grove Academy have?
- The schools register lists Bloxham Grove Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Bloxham Grove Academy's absence rate?
- Bloxham Grove Academy's overall absence rate is 16.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bloxham Grove Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bloxham Grove Academy'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.