The Henry Box School is a secondary academy in Witney, United Kingdom with 1,027 pupils, part of The Mill Academy. Ofsted: Good, inspected 22 November 2017. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Maternity Cover Part time Teacher – Maths (closes 16 November) and Matenrity Cover Part time Teacher (closes 16 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Wendy Hemmingsley, Headteacher
Trust or group
The Mill Academy
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,027 pupils · 49% girls · 18.5% eligible for free school meals · 16.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
167 (16.3%) on SEN support · 24 (2.3%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Location
Witney, OX28 4AX, United Kingdom
Telephone
01993703955
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as The Mill Academy. Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, committed and enthusiastic highly skilled part time Teacher of Mathematics to a 1-year fixed term maternity cover at The Henry Box…
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, committed and enthusiastic highly skilled part time Teacher of Mathematics to a 1-year fixed term maternity cover at The Henry Box…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
41.6
37.6%
2024/25
42.2
35.7%
2023/24
39.2
33.1%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
22 November 2017
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
64.5
15.9
–
0
£54,459
2024/25
60.0
17.9
11%
1
£50,879
2023/24
58.5
18.5
12%
0
£51,239
2022/23
60.3
17.6
21%
1
£44,829
2021/22
61.3
17.3
14%
1
£44,293
2020/21
59.3
18.3
18%
0
£43,652
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
63.7
16.8
20%
0
£41,523
2018/19
66.4
17.0
27%
3
£39,325
2017/18
68.9
16.5
25%
0
£39,750
2016/17
76.4
16.0
16%
0
£38,816
2015/16
74.6
16.8
24%
0
£38,579
2014/15
87.1
14.7
20%
0
£37,409
2013/14
82.3
15.1
19%
0
£38,047
2012/13
87.2
14.7
22%
0
£35,809
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
11.8%
4.8%
24.3%
7.9%
2024/25
11.3%
3.8%
25.7%
6.3%
2023/24
11.2%
4.2%
29.5%
7.3%
2022/23
12.0%
3.3%
34.8%
5.5%
2021/22
10.6%
2.8%
33.0%
3.5%
2020/21
4.4%
1.3%
12.3%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.4%
1.3%
15.7%
1.9%
2017/18
6.0%
1.3%
13.2%
1.6%
2016/17
4.8%
1.0%
10.6%
0.4%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Teacher of Mathematics (2), Alternative Provision Administrator, Breaks Outdoor Supervisor. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.