OFSTED
16 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
OMNIA LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
322
313 full-time ·
9 part-time
Female pupils
167
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
155
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
below England
School
17.7%
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.
0.2 pts
above England
School
20.5%
Vale of White Horse
10.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.1 pts
above England
School
3.1%
Vale of White Horse
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.6%
221
African
7.5%
24
White and Asian
5.0%
16
Indian
4.0%
13
Any other White background
3.7%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
9
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
16.2%
52 of
322 pupils
4.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Vale of White Horse
75.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Vale of White Horse
70.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
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
8.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.97 pts
higher than
England
School
8.19%
Vale of White Horse
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.45 pts
higher than
England
School
20.26%
Vale of White Horse
14.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.40 pts
higher than
England
School
2.20%
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
76.7%
11.5 pts
below England
Wantage Primary Academy
76.7%
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.