OFSTED
7 June 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
456
412 full-time ·
44 part-time
Female pupils
226
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
230
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.6 pts
below England
School
20.2%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
above England
School
38.6%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Cherwell
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.7%
149
Any other White background
21.7%
99
Pakistani
14.9%
68
African
9.0%
41
Indian
7.2%
33
White and Asian
3.5%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.4%
70 of
456 pupils
5.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Reading
0.2 pts above England
School
74.0%
Cherwell
74.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Cherwell
72.3%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Cherwell
72.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.51 pts
higher than
England
School
6.73%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.27 pts
higher than
England
School
21.08%
Cherwell
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
1.62%
Cherwell
1.81%
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
97.9%
9.7 pts
above England
Dashwood Banbury Academy
97.9%
Cherwell
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.