Didcot Girls' School | Secondary with sixth form in Didcot, South Oxfordshire | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Didcot Girls' School

SecondaryPost 16

South Oxfordshire · Didcot · OX11 7AJ www.didcotgirls.oxon.sch.uk

Pupils
1,633
cap. 1,593
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
23 Sep 2025
Monitoring visit

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
22 Nov 2022
School inspection
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24 Nov 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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10 Aug 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in South Oxfordshire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
87%
+1pp
LA
65%
England
66%
88%81%74%
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GCSE 5+
72%
+4pp
LA
47%
England
46%
72%62%51%
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Attainment 8
58.8
0
LA
45.4
England
46.8
61.155.950.6
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EBacc entry
68%
+15pp
LA
36%
England
41%
68%45%23%
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EBacc APS
14.6
+0.7
LA
7.3
England
7.7
15.612.69.7
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.87
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
40.8
+1.4
LA
32.5
England
32.4
43.136.630.1
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A-level value added
-0.13
0
LA
-0.10
-0.1-0.3-0.6
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
26%
+6pp
LA
14%
England
14%
28%19%11%
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Average A-level grade
B
0
B+B-C
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.13
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education92%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education70%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment24%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,643
cap. 1,593
1,6431,4621,280
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Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
LA AVG 19.5:1
18.317.717.1
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EAL
17%
LA AVG 16.64%
17%13%9%
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FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 19.9%
17%14%10%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 21.81%
15%11%6%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
10%
England
9%
8%6%5%
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Persistent absence
19%
LA
25%
England
24%
20%16%11%
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Overview

AddressManor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Telephone01235812092
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6786 spend / pupil£7286 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 4 Oct 2012 (was URN 123260)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2587%72%58.8Not applicable68%14.6262
2023/2487%69%58.8+0.8752%13.9258
2022/2385%71%59.9+0.9656%15.6282
2021/2288%72%61.1+0.7854%14.5260
2018/1983%64%54.4+0.7149%10.6216
2017/1880%65%55.9+0.6752%9.7190
2016/1774%51%50.6+0.3423%177
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2568%
2023/2459%
2022/2365%
2021/2261%
2018/1953%
2017/1861%
2016/1738%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.8B-0.1326%127
2023/2439.4B-0.1120%125
2022/2340.1B17%117
2021/2243.1B+28%102
2018/1935.9B--0.0615%77
2017/1833.1C+-0.2412%97
2016/1730.1C-0.6111%115

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,64318.315%17%13%8%19%
2023/241,61618.014%14%13%8%19%
2022/231,61418.112%12%12%8%20%
2021/221,56217.48%12%11%8%20%
2020/211,55117.37%11%10%
2018/191,42218.16%10%13%5%12%
2017/181,31817.18%9%15%5%12%
2016/171,28017.19%9%17%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.