SCHOOL PROFILE

William Morris Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142409
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 175 Published school capacity
Capacity used 137.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 July 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust GLF SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 240 239 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 115 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 125 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.1%
2.7 pts below England
School 22.1%
Cherwell 15.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.6%
14.3 pts above England
School 34.6%
Cherwell 20.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cherwell 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
48.8%
117
Any other White background
13.8%
33
Any other Mixed background
7.1%
17
Pakistani
6.3%
15
Unclassified
6.3%
15
African
5.8%
14
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 18.8% 45 of 240 pupils
2.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.8%
Cherwell 24.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.2% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 19
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3

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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Cherwell 61.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Cherwell 74.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Cherwell 72.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.36 pts lower than England
School 5.86%
Cherwell 6.02%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts higher than England
School 16.48%
Cherwell 14.72%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
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

137.1% 49.0 pts above England
William Morris Primary School
137.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information