The Swan 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, 165 families put this school as their first choice, and 175 places were offered. 118 of the families who put it first got a place (72%).

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.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Stagecoach Summertown, holiday club. Ofsted report
• WR Camps Oxford, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 13 September 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Outstanding

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

Free school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1057 (capacity 1260)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

RIVER LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01865416070

Address

Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, OX2 7WP

Website

theswanschool.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports