The Swan School | Secondary with sixth form in Oxford | Ofsted & DfE

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

653.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

952

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

653.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

952

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

653.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

952

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityOxfordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of The Swan School · Secondary with sixth form · Oxfordshire

Part ofRIVER LEARNING TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

80%

+3pp

80%79%77%

'24'25

'25 · 80%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

68%

+2pp

68%67%66%

'24'25

'25 · 68%

Attainment 8

55.4

-0.3

55.755.555.4

'24'25

'25 · 55.4

EBacc entry

88%

+5pp

88%85%83%

'24'25

'25 · 88%

EBacc APS

653.3

-15.2

668.5660.9653.3

'24'25

'25 · 653.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

36.6

+0.1

38.437.436.5

'23'24'25

'25 · 36.6

A-level value added

+0.21

+0.2

+0.2+0.10.0

'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

11%

-14pp

25%18%11%

'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

B-

BBB-

'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

952

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

31%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, OX2 7WP

Local authority

Oxfordshire

Website

www.theswanschool.org.uk

Telephone

01865416070

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	80%	68%	55.4	Not applicable	88%	653.3	89%	952
2023/24	77%	66%	55.7	+0.55	83%	668.5	84%	862
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	667
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	436
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	36.6	B-	+0.21	11%	34
2023/24	36.5	B-	+0.01	25%	35
2022/23	38.4	B	—	20%	13
2021/22	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	1

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	952	15.8	19%	31%	22%	7%	20%
2023/24	862	15.8	15%	31%	23%	8%	21%
2022/23	667	15.5	15%	32%	17%	7%	18%
2021/22	436	14.6	16%	30%	20%	8%	18%
2020/21	236	15.7	20%	26%	26%	—	—