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Lord Williams's School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 47 47.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
47.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
51.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
10.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.06 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 46.2[6] 47.8%[6]
2023/24 48.4[4] 49.2%[4] +0.06[4]
2022/23 49.3[7] 56%[7] -0.04[7]
2021/22 48.7[8] 56%[8] -0.22[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 7.9%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 10.7%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 15.3%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 11.4%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
65% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
20% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 64%[15] 1%[15] 23%[15] 6%[15] 3%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 68%[16] 16%[16] 4%[16] 3%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 69%[17] 1%[17] 19%[17] 3%[17] 3%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 65%[18] 22%[18] 4%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
41% 2022/23[19]
Education
46% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[19]
Employment
36% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[20] 45%[20] 49%[20] 6%[20] 32%[20]
2020/21 89%[21] 49%[21] 57%[21] 2%[21] 31%[21]
2019/20 80%[22] 44%[22] 49%[22] 2%[22] 29%[22]
2018/19 84%[23] 45%[23] 50%[23] 5%[23] 30%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
69% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
23% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
17% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 73%[26] 24%[26]
2019/20 68%[25] 17%[25] 17%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 68%[27] 23%[27] 19%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 69%[28] 24%[28] 20%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
17 May 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
7 Jul 2022[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
515 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
279 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
301 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 562[30] 314[30] 335[30] 1.7[30] 0.9[30]
Entry Sept 2024 549[30] 279[30] 323[30] 1.7[30] 0.9[30]
Entry Sept 2023 563[30] 312[30] 335[30] 1.7[30] 0.9[30]
Entry Sept 2022 616[30] 355[30] 335[30] 1.8[30] 1.1[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
2290[1]
Trust
THAME PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Oxfordshire[1]
Website
http://www.lordwilliams.oxon.sch.uk[1]
District
South Oxfordshire[31]
Postcode
OX9 2AQ[1]
URN
138667[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
2290 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
6.4% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
9.8% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
5% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
14.8% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
88.3%[33]
Mixed
5.1%[33]
Asian
3.6%[33]
Black
1.9%[33]
Any other ethnic group
0.8%[33]
Unclassified
0.4%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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