Burford Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Burford · OX18 4SG · Oxfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS242%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM13.9%
- Demand0.88
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 138289
Burford School
Academy converter · Burford · OX18 4PL
Ages 11–18 · 1,452 pupils · Oxfordshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
49.3
Overall absence
9.6%
Admissions demand
1.18 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-11-23
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.21
−20+2
Attainment 849.3
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+74%
EBacc entry29%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.6%
Unauthorised2.3%
- Authorised absence
- 7.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,197
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.18 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
270
Places offered
228
1st-preference offers
227
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 557
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 228
- Applications from outside LA
- 36
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill104%
1,452 pupils · 1,400 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,452
- Boys / girls
- 712 / 740
- School capacity
- 1,400
- Capacity fill
- 1,452 / 1,400 (104%)
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- FSM pupils
- 167
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BURFORD SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- BURFORD SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Albrighton
Location
- Address
- Cheltenham Road
- Postcode
- OX18 4PL
- Town
- Burford
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Burford, Oxfordshire, 1,452 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Albrighton
- Telephone
- 01993823303