Europa School UK, Abingdon

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Clubs and activities named on the school's website include karate, guitar, art and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Europa School UK averaged an Attainment 8 score of 1.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

0% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Oxfordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 0.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -3.84: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 5 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Other Modern Languages, German and Latin.

For September 2026 entry, 114 families put Europa School UK as their first choice and 189 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 24 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Europa School UK are John Mason School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Fitzharrys School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); Larkmead School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39); and Didcot Girls' School (3.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.6).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Europa School UK.

Of the 53 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 8% to a further education college and 6% into work.

Of the 42 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education and 33% into work. 55% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 37.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 165 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 14 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Europa School UK had 87 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Culham Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is European School (outside), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, Europa School UK issued 13 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Europa School UK are St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles), Thomas Reade Primary School (1.5 miles), Thameside Primary School (1.5 miles) and Caldecott Primary School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.