OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
23 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
296
296 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
128
43.2% of pupils
Male pupils
168
56.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.3 pts
below England
School
14.5%
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.
12.5 pts
below England
School
7.8%
Vale of White Horse
10.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.8 pts
above England
School
6.8%
Vale of White Horse
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.4%
232
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
15
Any other White background
3.7%
11
African
3.4%
10
White and Asian
3.0%
9
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
4
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
23.0%
68 of
296 pupils
2.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.0 pts
above
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
65.0%
4.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Reading
7.2 pts above England
School
81.0%
Vale of White Horse
75.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Vale of White Horse
70.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Maths
5.0 pts above England
School
77.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.80 pts
lower than
England
School
3.42%
Vale of White Horse
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.54 pts
lower than
England
School
6.27%
Vale of White Horse
14.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.41 pts
lower than
England
School
0.39%
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
94.0%
5.8 pts
above England
John Blandy Primary School
94.0%
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.