Oxford Media & Business School, Oxford
Oxford Media & Business School is a school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Oxford.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Oxford Media & Business School in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
33 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Speedwell Street, 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 531 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Oxford Media & Business School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 66
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 11 serious and 54 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
10 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
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.
Questions parents ask about Oxford Media & Business School
What is the catchment area for Oxford Media & Business School?
No fixed boundary. When Oxford Media & Business School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Oxford Media & Business School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Oxford Media & Business School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Oxford Media & Business School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 11 serious and 54 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 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 Oxford Media & Business School?
Oxford Media & Business School is at 1 Cambridge Terrace, Oxford, OX1 1RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)