Fitzharrys School, Abingdon

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to be Headteacher of Fitzharrys School. It is an excellent school where students thrive and succeed. Key to this success is our ethos: Aspiration, Opportunity, Integrity , which runs through the education our students receive."

In 2026, pupils at Fitzharrys School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

48% 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 46.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.12: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33, against 47.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 251 families put Fitzharrys School as their first choice and 511 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 89 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Fitzharrys School are John Mason School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Larkmead School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39); Europa School UK (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 1.4); and The Oxford Academy (4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 31.2).

Fitzharrys School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Fitzharrys School is one of 4 schools run by Alt Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 127 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 47 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 17% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Asian (6%) and Mixed (6%).

Fitzharrys School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 13 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Radley Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fitzharrys School (outside), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 160 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Fitzharrys School issued 107 suspensions, 12.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Fitzharrys School are Dunmore Primary School (0.2 miles); St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon (0.3 miles); Long Furlong Primary School (0.5 miles); and Rush Common School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.