Cherwell College Oxford, Oxford
Cherwell College Oxford is an independent school for pupils aged 12 to 25 in Oxford. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a non-routine inspection in May 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cherwell College Oxford in detail
Cherwell College Oxford in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, badminton, guitar, chess, STEM, debating, Duke of Edinburgh and philosophy.
Source: The school's own website
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Cherwell College Oxford can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Cherwell College Oxford are Christ Church Cathedral School (0.5 miles); New College School (0.8 miles); Magdalen College School (1.1 miles); and Wychwood School (1.1 miles, selective).
Christ Church Cathedral SchoolNew College SchoolMagdalen College SchoolWychwood School
Where pupils go next
Of the 15 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 27% went on to university or other higher education and 7% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 0 pupils (0%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Frideswide Square, 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cherwell College Oxford stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 475 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 16 April 2019, before the latest ISI inspection.
Non-Routine Inspection
12 May 2025
Routine Inspection
5 November 2024
Short Visit
7 February 2023
Regulatory Compliance
20 October 2021
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 43
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 43 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 32 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
20%
Available places
20 pupils
100 places
80 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Oxford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oxford
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
7,654
Applications
6,814
Got 1st preference
85.4%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All secondary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
0.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
20
Total Pupils
11
Boys
9
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Cherwell College Oxford
What are GCSE results like at Cherwell College Oxford?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Cherwell College Oxford can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Cherwell College Oxford last inspected?
Cherwell College Oxford is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a non-routine inspection in May 2025.
How many pupils go to Cherwell College Oxford?
Cherwell College Oxford has around 20 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Cherwell College Oxford?
Cherwell College Oxford is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Cherwell College Oxford?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 43 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 32 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cherwell College Oxford?
Cherwell College Oxford is at Osney Lane, (Off Mill Street), Oxford, OX1 1BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)