LVS Oxford, Oxford
LVS Oxford is a special school for pupils aged 11 to 20 in Oxford.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
LVS Oxford in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to LVS Oxford are Northern House Academy (3.8 miles, Outstanding); and Woodeaton Manor School (4.3 miles).
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at LVS Oxford has an education, health and care plan (77 of 77 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hanborough Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood LVS Oxford 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 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft, vehicle crime and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).
Sources: 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 15 May 2018, before the latest ISI inspection.
Non-Routine Inspection
23 January 2026
Routine Inspection
16 September 2025
Regulatory Compliance
27 April 2022
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby schools
Keep up with LVS Oxford
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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
64%
Available places
77 pupils
120 places
43 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
77
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
LVS Oxford is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
77
Total Pupils
43
Boys
34
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about LVS Oxford
What are GCSE results like at LVS 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 LVS Oxford can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was LVS Oxford last inspected?
LVS Oxford is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a non-routine inspection in January 2026.
How many pupils go to LVS Oxford?
LVS Oxford has around 77 pupils on roll.
Does LVS Oxford have specialist SEN provision?
LVS Oxford is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to LVS Oxford?
LVS 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 LVS Oxford?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 LVS Oxford?
LVS Oxford is at Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX5 1RX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)