Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Oxford Spires Academy! Our mission is to educate students to become knowledgeable, globally minded, compassionate, confident and kind. I am exceptionally proud to lead a team of ambitious and passionate staff who are committed to ensure our students achieve highly and are equipped to lead a fulfilled life."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama and STEM.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 31 October 2026, an admissions event on Monday 1 March 2027, an admissions event on Monday 15 March 2027 and an open evening on Wednesday 30 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Oxford Spires Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Oxfordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.53: 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 39.4, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Oxford Spires Academy as their first choice and 509 named it as one of their preferences, for 213 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oxford Spires Academy are Greyfriars Catholic School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.7); Cheney School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47); The Oxford Academy (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 31.2); and The Swan School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.1).

Oxford Spires Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Oxford Spires Academy is one of 15 schools run by Anthem Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 217 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 105 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

37.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (30%) and Mixed (11%).

The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shelley Road (opposite), 370 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 460 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, Oxford Spires Academy issued 490 suspensions, 37.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oxford Spires Academy are St Frideswide Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles); St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley (0.5 miles); Tyndale Community School (0.5 miles); and Larkrise Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.