Reports & Results
GCSE Results 2025
Wychwood School’s 2025 GCSE results are a genuine cause for celebration, reflecting the dedication, resilience, and intellectual curiosity of its pupils. With 92.8% of grades awarded at 9–4, the cohort has achieved well above national averages, demonstrating both academic rigour and the strength of Wychwood’s nurturing environment.
The proportion of top grades is particularly striking: 42.9% of entries were awarded 9–7, with nearly a quarter reaching the exceptional 9–8 range. These outcomes speak not only to the calibre of teaching but to the pupils’ own commitment to learning and personal growth. Over half of all grades (58.9%) fell within the 9–6 bracket, affirming that high achievement is not the exception but the norm at Wychwood.
Behind these statistics lies individualised support, and a culture that encourages pupils to take intellectual risks while feeling safe and valued. Wychwood’s ethos—rooted in kindness, curiosity, and ambition—clearly empowers its learners to flourish both academically and personally.
These results are a testament to the strength of the school community: to the teachers who inspire, the families who support, and most of all, to the pupils who have worked with determination and heart. As they take their next steps, they do so with confidence, having laid down a foundation not just of knowledge, but of character.
Warmest congratulations to the Wychwood GCSE cohort of 2025—your achievements are richly deserved and deeply admired.
Wychwood School
A Level Results 2025
Wychwood pupils are delighted to be heading off to University in September following successful examination results. 87% of pupils got into one of their choices of university with 73% of pupils securing their first choice place. They are heading off to courses such as Religion, Society and Culture at Durham, History at Cardiff, Mathematics and History at Exeter, International Business Management at Royal Holloway, and Marine Biology at Plymouth.
We are very pleased with our A-Level results this year with half of all grades being in the A*-B range.
Message from our Head
“My pride in our pupils knows no bounds – not just for their academic achievements, but for the enthusiasm and spirit they have brought to Wychwood.
I’m confident they will continue to excel and make a difference as they move forward, and I’m excited to hear about their future successes.
My heartfelt gratitude goes to our incredible staff, whose unwavering support and encouragement have been the cornerstone of every student’s journey.”
Mrs Jane Evans, Head.
A-Level & GCSE Results
Our pupils consistently reach the levels they aspire to at Wychwood, with 60% of students achieving A* – B results at A-Level and over half our GCSE students achieving scores of 9 – 6.
Beyond the numbers.
To complement our academic approach to learning, we ensure that pupil’s personal development opportunities are rich and varied, enabling confidence to be developed and an understanding by each pupil that it is fine to get things wrong.
We support them in learning how to keep trying when things are difficult.
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GCSE and A Level Results 2024
GCSE
Totals 147.50 Percentages 9 4.50 3.05 8 21.50 14.50 7 21.00 14.24 6 34.50 23.39 5 21.00 14.24 4 19.50 13.22 3 16.50 11.19 2 7.00 4.75 1 1.00 0.68 Totals Percentages 9/8 26.00 17.63 9-7 47.00 31.86 9-6 81.50 55.25 9-5 102.50 69.79 9-4 122.00 82.71 9-3 138.50 93.90 9-2 145.50 98.64 APPC 5.53 A Level
Totals 39.00 Percentages A* 2.00 5.13 A 10.00 25.64 B 12.00 30.77 C 10.00 25.64 D 4.00 10.26 E 1.00 2.56 U 0.00 0.00 A*A 12.00 30.78 A*AB 24.00 61.54 A*ABC 34.00 87.18 A*ABCD 38.00 97.44 A*ABCDE 39.00 100.00 A*ABCDEU 39.00 100.00 APPC 38.21
ISI Inspection Reports
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ISI INSPECTION REPORT 2023ISI Inspection Report 2018ISI Inspection Report 2016ISI Regulatory Compliance Inspection report from 2015
A nurturing, inclusive environment where pupils can be themselves with support and without judgement.
Good Schools Guide Review 2023
Good Schools Guide Boarding Review 2015
About a third of pupils’ board, a fairly even split between full and weekly or flexi. Parents’ book flexi boarding (usually 1- 3 nights per week) at the start of term but school can, and does, accommodate pupils at short notice. Day girls can stay after evening activities such as trips to London or the theatre – bunk beds add to the sleepover excitement. We were told that news of major road works caused a spike in boarding applications – even fairly local parents appreciate the benefits when gridlock threatens Oxford’s already notorious traffic.
When we describe the boarding as ‘homely’ it’s a compliment as well as a reality check. Years 7 -9 have large first floor rooms – sash windows and high ceilings – with three to four beds in each. School says mixing the age group helps foster sisterly ethos; colourful curtains and duvets, bedside clutter and lots of family photos and posters add to the family feel. There’s wardrobe and under bed storage but no desks – homework takes place elsewhere under supervision.
Sixth formers have characterful single study bedrooms, mostly up in the eaves. Rooms have names such as ‘North Pole’, ‘Elysium’ or ‘Valhalla’ – harking back to earlier and less centrally heated times. What would their former occupants think about today’s comforts such as duvets and power showers?
During the week there’s a table plan for supper – another way of making sure everyone knows each other – but things are more relaxed at weekends. Girls can make themselves snacks – they just go down to the kitchen and ask for supplies. Activities include film nights, Oxford based bowling, ice skating and trips to Port Meadow along with regular forays to Camden and Bicester Village for shopping. Boarders also take part in community activities – most recently litter picking for Oxclean (voluntary but apparently rather popular). There’s a big trip once a year to somewhere like Thorpe Park that’s funded by Old Girls – day pupils can go too but they have to pay.
