Data profile

Headington School

Independent girls senior school in Oxfordshire for ages 11–18, day or boarding. Selective entry.

  • Rank #66
  • ISI Not explicitly stated
  • Fees £30.8k/yr
  • co-ed
  • both
  • Oxfordshire

02 · Module

Exam results

A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.

A-level A*–A
95%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
99%

03 · Module

Entry points & fees

Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)Boarding fee (max)
11+Year 7 (U3)£30.8k£62.1k
13+Year 9 (U4)£30.8k£62.1k
16+Lower Sixth (L6)£30.8k£62.1k
7+Year 3£30.8k£62.1k
ReceptionMAINReceptionnon-selective£30.8k£62.1k
Sixth FormMAINLower Sixthexam, interview, report£30.8k£62.1k
Year 7MAINYear 7exam, interview, report£30.8k£62.1k

04 · Module

Houseroom Index

Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.

Index score

68

/ 100

National rank #66

Academic70
Destinations61
Future-ready55
Pastoral70
Value-add62
Access & breadth90
Parent70
External consensus70

05 · Module

Inspections

Latest inspection rating and report.

ISI

Not explicitly stated

Inspected 2023-01-17

Headington School received an educational quality inspection in 2023. The full report is available via the provided link.

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08 · Module

Compare with peers

The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.

  • 1Aldenham SchoolHertfordshire
    Fees £32.1kA*-A 51%Oxbridge 1%Rank #67

    Aldenham School is co-ed with both day and boarding options, shares selective entry and top-tier London fees, and is within a reasonable 62km commute from Oxford.

  • 2Berkhamsted SchoolHertfordshire
    Fees £31.1kA*-A 57%Oxbridge 3%Rank #85

    Berkhamsted School is a co-ed day and boarding school with selective entry, fees close to Headington's, and located 45km away, making it a geographically sensible alternative.

  • Fees £30.8kA*-A 63%Oxbridge 2%Rank #70

    Bishop's Stortford College offers co-ed day and boarding with selective entry, fees comparable to Headington, and is within a 95km commute, fitting the family's criteria.

  • 4Kensington Park SchoolKensington and Chelsea
    Fees £31.1kA*-A 60%Oxbridge 5%Rank #99

    Kensington Park School is a co-ed senior school with both day and boarding, selective entry, fees near Headington's, and located 77km away, aligning well with the family's preferences.

  • 5Forest LondonWaltham Forest
    Fees £32.1kA*-A 81%Oxbridge 100%Rank #46

    Forest London is a co-ed day school with selective entry, a Church of England ethos, top-tier London fees, and is 87km from Oxford, making it a plausible Plan B.

Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.

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