Schools in Henley-On-Thames
Oxfordshire · 13 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Henley-On-Thames (13)
- Gillotts School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · RG9 1PS
Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)Attainment 8: 60.2 (2026)73% of first choices got in - Frieth Church of England Combined School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG9 6PR
Ofsted: Good (2012)New report cardKS2: 90% expected (2025) - Nettlebed Community School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG9 5DA
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 100% expected (2025)75% of first choices got in - Peppard Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG9 5JU
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 80% expected (2025) - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG9 1SL
Ofsted: Good (2016)New report cardKS2: 75% expected (2025) - Shiplake Church of England School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · RG9 4DN
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 93% expected (2025) - Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG9 1HJ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 82% expected (2025) - Valley Road School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG9 1RR
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 99% expected (2025)73% of first choices got in - Rupert House School
Prep · Ages 3-11 · Independent · RG9 2BN
- Shiplake College
Senior · Ages 11-19 · Independent · RG9 4BW
Attainment 8: 32.3 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - St Mary's Preparatory
Prep · Ages 3-11 · Independent · RG9 1HS
By type:Primary schools in Henley-On-Thames (8)Prep schools in Henley-On-Thames (2)Senior schools in Henley-On-Thames (1)Secondary schools in Henley-On-Thames (1)Post-16 schools in Henley-On-Thames (1)
13
8 primary · 1 secondary
3,088
87% capacity used
3
1 outstanding · 2 good
3,542
454 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
46.3
GCSE Eng+Maths
37.0%
Questions parents ask about schools in Henley-On-Thames
How many schools are there in Henley-On-Thames?
Henley-On-Thames has 13 open schools: 8 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent and 1 other.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Henley-On-Thames are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Henley-On-Thames was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Gillotts School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 9 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Henley-On-Thames have the best SATs results?
Of the 8 primary schools in Henley-On-Thames with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Nettlebed Community School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Valley Road School (100% in reading, 97% in maths); and Shiplake Church of England School (93% in reading, 93% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Nettlebed Community SchoolValley Road SchoolShiplake Church of England School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Henley-On-Thames?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Henley-On-Thames selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Henley-On-Thames?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at this school: Frieth Church of England Combined School, 0.864 miles for 2020 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
How do I apply for a school place in Henley-On-Thames?
Apply to your council - Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.