As the only all-girls’ comprehensive in Oxfordshire, we are proud of the superb opportunities we offer to all of our girls to develop in an environment which fosters resilience, leadership skills and a commitment to the highest educational standards. Our co-educational Sixth Form, shared with St Birinus School, offers excellent progression to study in a vibrant and growing Sixth Form community. Didcot Girls' School is consistently one of the highest performing schools both in Oxfordshire and the UK. In November 2022 the school was again judged to be Outstanding. Ofsted recognised our investment in all staff saying 'Leaders support staff very well. They have established a collaborative and respectful working environment. With the trust, they provide highly valued training and leadership programmes. Staff are exceptionally proud to work at the school'. Ofsted also noted the high standards within the school and commented that 'Pupils' behaviour is exemplary'. 

In August 2012, the school converted to academy status and created the Ridgeway Education Trust. Recent years have seen exciting developments in the Trust as St Birinus Secondary School joined in September 2015 and Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School followed in April 2019. We are delighted with the opportunities the growth of the Trust has created to further strengthen collaboration between our schools and, as a result, all three schools are flourishing under the inspirational leadership of our Executive Headteacher, Rachael Warwick.

Our core values of mutual respect, inclusivity and high expectation underpin the developments that we work towards together as a learning community. Student Voice is powerful here. We work in partnership with our students who actively participate in the running and decision-making of the school. The School Council is a very important group in our school and you will find their welcome message sits alongside that from the Chair of Governors and myself for this reason. The wide range of leadership opportunities in the school - there are over 80 Year 11 Prefects,  House and Deputy House Captains, Sports Captains, Science, Reading and Music Ambassadors, Advanced Learner Mentors - are recognised and celebrated through the Leadership Ladder which runs from Years 7 - 11 inclusive. We offer a rich choice of extra-curriculur clubs, over forty run each week, and encourage all of our students to participate. The House system is a strong feature of the school and this facilitates girls mixing across year groups, to foster friendly but fierce competition, and to focus on powerful and influential female role models. The seven Houses are named after Helena Kennedy, Ellen MacArthur, Jacqueline Wilson, Susan Greenfield, Jessica Ennis, Darcey Bussell and Kate Adie.