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Proposed Changes to the Admissions Policy for Gillotts School from 1 September 2025

Gillotts School has, since it became an academy in 2012, mirrored the published LA admission arrangements for Years 7 to 11 at community and voluntary controlled secondary schools. However the school is now proposing to change its policy to give priority to the children of school staff: Insertion of new criterion 2: Children of staff […]

End of term newsletter now published!

There has been a lot to celebrate at Gillotts this term. You can find the newsletter here.

Ofsted – Outstanding – ‘Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils. Pupils thrive because of the high-quality teaching and care they receive.’

Ofsted visited the school on 27 & 28 June 2023 and concluded that Gillotts is Outstanding overall, as well as in all the four key judgements – the quality of education, behaviour & attitudes, personal development, and leadership & management. This is a tremendous outcome to have achieved and we are proud to have had […]

Gillotts is great for your career!

Sarah McHugh (Assistant Headteacher) and Brian George (Science teacher) have been setting out our stall at the Secondary NQT Futures Fair, at the Oxford University Department for Education. The event supports all those training to teach in Oxfordshire this year to speak to the county’s secondary schools and explore options for employment. If working with […]

GCSE progress better than ever!

We are delighted to have another set of outstanding results, and indeed to have hit new heights. In the Department for Education’s performance tables published last week, we were confirmed as amongst the 10% of best performing schools in England, based on the progress that our students make, with a score of 0.73. The Headteacher, […]

Train to Teach at Gillotts

Wherever you are on your journey into teaching, we can help. From initial conversations about what teaching is and eligibility for a training course, to getting school experience in Oxfordshire state schools, to helping you write an application and preparing for the interview – our dedicated team is on hand to help you every step […]