St Birinus School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Oxfordshire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 196 families put this school as their first choice, and 235 places were offered. 196 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 4 February 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1237 (capacity 1428)

Gender

Boys

Academy trust

RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

01235814444

Address

Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ

Website

st-birinus-school.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports