Didcot Girls' School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Didcot, South East OX11 7AJ · Oxfordshire
#81 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#281 of 4,090 nationally
About Didcot Girls' School
Didcot Girls' School is a academy secondary located in Didcot, in the Oxfordshire local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,633 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 89.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools in England and 81st of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (91th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (85th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,633; capacity filled 102.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 87.4%; ebacc average points 5.57.
There are 18 schools in Didcot; Didcot Girls' School ranks 2nd of 18 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)58.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)72.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)40.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)13.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Didcot Girls' School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,633
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 102.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 58.8
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 72.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 87.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 5.57
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 40.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Didcot Girls' School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Manor Primary School
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
318 students · 167 m away
Stephen Freeman Primary School
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
450 students · 709 m away
Willowcroft Community School
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
481 students · 975 m away
Aureus Primary School
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
450 students · 980 m away
St Birinus School
Didcot · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,237 students · 1.0 km away
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
343 students · 1.1 km away
Didcot Primary Academy
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
451 students · 1.1 km away
Ladygrove Park Primary School
Didcot · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
423 students · 1.3 km away
Aureus School
Didcot · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
531 students · 1.3 km away
UTC Oxfordshire
Didcot · Academy secondary · Ages 14–19
316 students · 1.3 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Saint George's Church of England School
Gravesend · Academy all-through · Ages 4–18
1,631 students
Beacon Academy
Crowborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,642 students
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,622 students
Collingwood College
Camberley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,617 students
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
Ashford · Academy all-through · Ages 0–19
1,650 students
Weydon School
Farnham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,666 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Didcot Girls' School a good school?
Didcot Girls' School has a Success Index (England) of 89.5 out of 100 (Top 10% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #81 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Didcot Girls' School rank in South East?
Didcot Girls' School ranks #81 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #281 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Didcot Girls' School?
Didcot Girls' School had 1,633 students in 2025.
Is Didcot Girls' School a primary school or a secondary school?
Didcot Girls' School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Didcot Girls' School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Didcot Girls' School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.