Europa School UK

Free schools·Primary school Abingdon, Oxfordshire·OX14 3DZ
Composite score
48.2
Compare Europa School UK with another school
#7,928
National rank
#1178
In South East
#134
In Oxfordshire
Top 54%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
79%
114 first choices, 90 places
First choices per place
1.27
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
189
any preference, for 90 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.52
1 per place
1.7220221.2620231.0920241.2020251.272026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Oxfordshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Europa School UK. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Europa School UK is an all-through school covering ages 4–19, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#3,186
National rank
#484
In South East
#39
In Oxfordshire
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
0.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
2%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
2%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
0.10

Ofsted judgements

Legacy framework · Read full report ↗

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Age range
4–19
Pupils on roll
1,107
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.2%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
50.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
0.8%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
15.5%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,416
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
55 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
0%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Europa School UK

Europa School UK is an all-through school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 1,107 pupils aged 4 to 19 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 0.9, well below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Europa School UK ranks around the middle of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 2% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. Europa School UK is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 114 first choices for 90 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 19.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Europa School UK with another school