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Selective independent secondary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Kings Education (Oxford)

St Joseph's Hall, Temple Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2UJ

Selective Independent Sixth form
School website 01865711829

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
B

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
77
Places
370
How full
21% full — 77 of 370 places taken, so places are likely to be available
Girls / boys
44 / 33

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Oxford 019B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
56%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
8%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
46%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
12%

England 17%

Households with no car
32%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
30%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
Secondary
Ages
Ages 15–25
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Selective (entrance test)
Religious character
None
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No
Boarding
Boarding school
Headteacher
Headteacher: John Gale
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward
Temple Cowley
Constituency
Oxford East
URN
138602

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest secondary schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Oxford Spires AcademyAcademy sponsor led Good 2023 46.3 0.6 mi
Greyfriars Catholic SchoolAcademy converter Good 2023 34 0.7 mi
The Oxford AcademyAcademy sponsor led No grade 33.6 1 mi
Cheney SchoolAcademy converter Good 2023 46 1.2 mi
Headington Rye OxfordOther independent school No grade 1.5 mi
Oxford International CollegeOther independent school No grade 1.5 mi
Magdalen College SchoolOther independent school No grade 1.7 mi
The Swan SchoolFree schools Good 2023 55.4 2.7 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.