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Carterton Community College

Community school · Carterton · OX18 1BU

Ages 11–18 · 774 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

Attainment 8

35.8

Overall absence

9.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2026-04-14

Category of concern

Requires significant improvement

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.61
−20+2
Attainment 835.8
English & maths grade 5+21%
English & maths grade 4+41%
EBacc entry20%

EBacc APS: 3.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.1%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
6.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.9%
Enrolments in measure
642

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

774 pupils · 909 places

Pupils on roll
774
Boys / girls
390 / 384
School capacity
909
Capacity fill
774 / 909 (85%)
Free school meals
21.1%
FSM pupils
146
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Maudsley

Location

Address
Upavon Way
Postcode
OX18 1BU
Town
Carterton
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Carterton, Oxfordshire, 774 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.1%.

Open schools in Carterton
7
Secondary schools in Carterton
1
Academies among open schools in Carterton
57% (4)
Open schools in OX18
14
Secondary in OX18
2
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Secondary in Oxfordshire LA
39

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CartertonNear OX18

  • Carterton Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3AD · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM29.0%

    0.3 miles away

  • Edith Moorhouse Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3HP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM11.2%

    0.5 miles away

  • Gateway Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3SF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM7.7%

    0.7 miles away

  • Brize Norton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3PL · Oxfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.6%

    1.5 miles away

  • Sandwell Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    Nr Bampton · OX18 2PY · Oxfordshire

    Ages 8–19

    1.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Maudsley
Telephone
01993841611
Website
http://www.cartertoncc.oxon.sch.uk/

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