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Europa School UK

Free schools · Abingdon · OX14 3DZ

Ages 4–19 · 1,146 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

0.8

Overall absence

5.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-30

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-3.84
−20+2
Attainment 80.8
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.1

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
917

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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.

1st preferences

0

Places offered

0

1st-preference offers

0

Total preferences (any rank)
1
Preferred offers (top 3)
0
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
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 fill97%

1,146 pupils · 1,176 places

Pupils on roll
1,146
Boys / girls
580 / 566
School capacity
1,176
Capacity fill
1,146 / 1,176 (97%)
Free school meals
2.4%
FSM pupils
25
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: EUROPA SCHOOL UK
Academy trust
EUROPA SCHOOL UK
Headteacher
Mrs Lynn Wood

Location

Address
Thame Lane, Culham
Postcode
OX14 3DZ
Town
Abingdon
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to 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 free schools (all-through), Ages 4–19, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 1,146 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 2.4%.

Open schools in Abingdon
32
All-through schools in Abingdon
1
Academies among open schools in Abingdon
31% (10)
Open schools in OX14
25
All-through in OX14
1
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
All-through in Oxfordshire LA
3

Nearby all-through schools

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

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM19.4%
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    • FSM12.3%
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    • EM5+0%

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    • KS274%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM4.7%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lynn Wood
Telephone
01235524060
Website
https://europaschooluk.org

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