Larkmead School
About the school
Larkmead 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
- 27 March 2024
- Published
- 13 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.4
- 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
- 34.70%
- Oxfordshire
- 48.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.90%
- Oxfordshire
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 23.60%
- Oxfordshire
- 36.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.44
- Oxfordshire
- 4.14
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.46
AAB or better
- School
- 10.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
940
Girls
53.83%
Boys
46.17%
SEN support
14.36%
Education, health and care plan
5.74%
English as an additional language
10.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.74%
Overall absence
12.59
Persistent absence
31.36
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
146
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
58
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
36%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
36%