Wheatley Park School, Oxford

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to Wheatley Park School, a thriving and inclusive 11 - 18 academy within the River Learning Trust set in stunning parkland five miles east of Oxford. At Wheatley Park, we are committed to our twin values: Everyone Learning and Everyone Caring. We believe highly effective learning is rooted in the highest quality care."

In 2026, pupils at Wheatley Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Oxfordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.55: 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 40.4, against 59.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 168 families put Wheatley Park School as their first choice and 397 named it as one of their preferences, for 176 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wheatley Park School are Oxford Spires Academy (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7); Cheney School (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47); Greyfriars Catholic School (4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.7); and The Oxford Academy (4.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 31.2).

Wheatley Park School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Wheatley Park 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 181 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 92 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 253 pupils (22.1%) received SEN support and 46 (4%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wheatley Park School.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wheatley Park School (inside), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wheatley Park School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, Wheatley Park School issued 140 suspensions, 12.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Wheatley Park School are Wheatley Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles) and Horspath Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.