The Eckersley School of English, Oxford
The Eckersley School of English is a school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Oxford.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Eckersley School of English in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
50 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaumont Street (w-bound), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Eckersley School of English stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 495 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 The Eckersley School of English
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 106
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 106 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 85 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
16 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 The Eckersley School of English
What is the catchment area for The Eckersley School of English?
No fixed boundary. When The Eckersley School of English is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to The Eckersley School of English?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Eckersley School of English 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 The Eckersley School of English?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 106 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 85 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 16 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 The Eckersley School of English?
The Eckersley School of English is at 14 Friars Entry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)