Gillotts School, Henley-on-Thames

In its own words: "We thrive as learners, embracing challenges and thinking hard. Our rich and broad curriculum, delivered through expert teaching, enriches students’ lives. We support everyone, students and staff, to be the best they can be. We treat our students, families, staff and wider community with respect and kindness - modelling our values and wanting the very best for each other."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Gillotts is a school that takes great pride in its unique identity. It is one of four mixed 11-16 schools in south-east Oxfordshire and occupies a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames. Its 900 students come from Henley and the surrounding villages."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics, drama, robotics and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Gillotts School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 60.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

74% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Oxfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 61.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.71: pupils made well 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 48.2, against 61.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Biology and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 222 families put Gillotts School as their first choice and 477 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 60 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Gillotts School are Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2); The Piggott School (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61); Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.9); and Waingels (4.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.3).

Gillotts School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Gillotts School is one of 31 schools run by River Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 13% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 219 pupils (23.4%) received SEN support and 42 (4.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gillotts School, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gillotts School 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 28 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, Gillotts School issued 9 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Gillotts School are Valley Road School (0.4 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames (0.8 miles); Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles); and Badgemore Primary School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.