SCHOOL PROFILE

Sunningwell Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 123161
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 78 78 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 34 43.6% of pupils
Male pupils 44 56.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.4%
9.4 pts below England
School 15.4%
Vale of White Horse 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.1%
2.8 pts above England
School 23.1%
Vale of White Horse 10.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Vale of White Horse 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
61.5%
48
Any other Asian background
7.7%
6
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
4
Any other ethnic group
5.1%
4
African
3.8%
3
Any other Black background
3.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.4% 12 of 78 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.4%
Vale of White Horse 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.5% 9 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 3.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

100.0% 39.6 pts above England
School 100.0%
Vale of White Horse 59.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Vale of White Horse 75.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

100.0%

29.7 pts above England

School 100.0%
Vale of White Horse 70.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
Vale of White Horse 71.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.15%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.07 pts lower than England
School 6.15%
Vale of White Horse 6.13%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.73 pts lower than England
School 14.08%
Vale of White Horse 14.71%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Vale of White Horse 2.05%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

74.3% 13.9 pts below England
Sunningwell Church of England Primary School
74.3%
Vale of White Horse
84.6%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information