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Aureus School

Vale of White Horse, OX11 6FFSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Oct 2024
Progress 8
-0.46
Below average
−20+2
Competition
0.5×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 104 places
Ranking
#2,540
of 3,141 nationally

About Aureus School

Aureus School in Didcot is a mixed secondary for 11-16 year olds that currently serves 485 pupils against a capacity of 1,200, meaning it is operating at just over 40% of its potential size. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 32. 7%, which is notably high compared with the national average for secondary schools. Despite this spare capacity, the school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 336 applications for 104 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 23 to one. Only 53 of those applications were first-preference offers, indicating strong local demand but also that many families are not getting their top choice. The school has no religious character and is led by headteacher Kirsty Rogers, who took over a school that had been rated Requires Improvement in its previous inspection.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressCandytuft Way, Didcot, Vale of White Horse, OX11 6FF
HeadteacherKirsty Rogers
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils485
Free School Meals (FSM)32.7%
School Capacity485 / 1,200 (40% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Aureus School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.