What did School Atlas judge Gosford Hill School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Gosford Hill School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Gosford Hill School?

Gosford Hill School has 825 pupils on roll.

What ages does Gosford Hill School take?

Gosford Hill School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Gosford Hill School located?

Gosford Hill School is located in Kidlington, OX5 2NT, Oxfordshire.

How do I apply to Gosford Hill School?

Gosford Hill School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Gosford Hill School?

Distance did not decide places at Gosford Hill School for 2025-26 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Gosford Hill School?

When Gosford Hill School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (pLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IApLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted; 2. Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry; 3. Children who live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Gosford Hill School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60.5% of pupils at Gosford Hill School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Gosford Hill School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Gosford Hill School, year by year →

How places are decided at Gosford Hill School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (pLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IApLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted
2Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry
3Children who live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry
4Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area
5Children who live in the designated (catchment) area
6Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the designated (catchment) area
7Children who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the designated (catchment) area
8Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership
9All other children who do not live in the designated (catchment) area and also do not attend a designated feeder schools in the partnership and also do not have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry

Published by Oxfordshire County Council on the school's own admissions page (Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2026 (places allocated on 2nd March 2026)). The figure beside each rule is the number of places offered under it. The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion: Designated feeder schools in the partnership are: Dr South’s Church of England Primary School, Edward Feild Primary School, North Kidlington Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School and West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School Home-to-school distances measured using: Straight Line Distance.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Gosford Hill School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Gosford Hill School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Gosford Hill School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Gosford Hill School?: Gosford Hill School has 825 pupils on roll.
What ages does Gosford Hill School take?: Gosford Hill School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Gosford Hill School located?: Gosford Hill School is located in Kidlington, OX5 2NT, Oxfordshire.
How do I apply to Gosford Hill School?: Gosford Hill School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Gosford Hill School?: Distance did not decide places at Gosford Hill School for 2025-26 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Gosford Hill School?: When Gosford Hill School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (pLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IApLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted; 2. Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry; 3. Children who live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Gosford Hill School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60.5% of pupils at Gosford Hill School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Gosford Hill School, year by year →

How places are decided at Gosford Hill School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (pLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IApLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted
2Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry
3Children who live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry
4Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area
5Children who live in the designated (catchment) area
6Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the designated (catchment) area
7Children who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the designated (catchment) area
8Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership
9All other children who do not live in the designated (catchment) area and also do not attend a designated feeder schools in the partnership and also do not have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry

Gosford Hill School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Gosford Hill School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Gosford Hill School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Gosford Hill School?: Gosford Hill School has 825 pupils on roll.
What ages does Gosford Hill School take?: Gosford Hill School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Gosford Hill School located?: Gosford Hill School is located in Kidlington, OX5 2NT, Oxfordshire.
How do I apply to Gosford Hill School?: Gosford Hill School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Gosford Hill School?: Distance did not decide places at Gosford Hill School for 2025-26 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Gosford Hill School?: When Gosford Hill School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority (LA) within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (pLAC) including those who appear to this Admissions Authority to have been in state care outside England (IApLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted; 2. Children who attend one of the designated feeder schools in the partnership and live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry; 3. Children who live in the designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Gosford Hill School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 60.5% of pupils at Gosford Hill School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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