Whitelands Academy
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
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 Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Whitelands Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 575
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
About Whitelands Academy
Whitelands Academy is a secondary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 575 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 46.4, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.
54% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 71% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 68% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (145 first choices for 104 places). Overall pupil absence was 9.7%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. 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.