Cheney School
About the school
Cheney School is an open secondary school in Oxfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 September 2023
- Published
- 17 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46
- Oxfordshire
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Oxfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.60%
- Oxfordshire
- 48.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.10%
- Oxfordshire
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 30.50%
- Oxfordshire
- 36.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.1
- Oxfordshire
- 4.14
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 38.23
AAB or better
- School
- 26.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1704
Girls
50.70%
Boys
49.30%
SEN support
17.84%
Education, health and care plan
4.46%
English as an additional language
33.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.97%
Overall absence
10.82
Persistent absence
28.97
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
270
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
130
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
59%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
23%