Didcot Sixth Form College, Didcot West

Across Oxfordshire, 85% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Oxfordshire lodged 303 appeals against secondary school offers; 184 reached a hearing and 78 succeeded (42.4% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Didcot Sixth Form College are Didcot Girls' School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.6); St Birinus School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.8); Aureus School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40); and UTC Oxfordshire (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.1).

Of the 125 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 38% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Didcot Girls School (outside), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Didcot Sixth Form College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 172 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Didcot Sixth Form College are Manor Primary School (0.1 miles), Stephen Freeman Primary School (0.4 miles), Aureus Primary School (0.6 miles) and Willowcroft Community School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.