Didcot Girls' School, Didcot

Overview

Didcot Girls' School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Didcot, South East, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Girls
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,593
Pupils on roll: 1,633
URN: 138490

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Academy trust or group: RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,593
Pupils on roll: 1,637
Unfilled places at survey date: 0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 280
Total preferences: 471
Offers made: 263

First preferences compared with offers

1.06 first preferences per offer

280 first preferences and 263 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	280	471	263
2025/26	367	550	264
2024/25	372	582	292
2023/24	379	565	269
2022/23	346	486	295

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
58.8
England
47.1
Pupils included: 262
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
72.1%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 262
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
87.4%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 262
Entering the EBacc
School
67.6%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 262

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 23 November 2022 · Published 18 January 2023
Outcome: School remains Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Manor Crescent, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7AJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Area: Schools in South Oxfordshire

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