OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
327
307 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
152
46.5% of pupils
Male pupils
175
53.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
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.
9.3 pts
below England
School
11.0%
Vale of White Horse
10.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Vale of White Horse
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.0%
229
Unclassified
7.6%
25
Any other White background
5.8%
19
African
5.2%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
7
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
23.6%
77 of
327 pupils
2.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.09 pts
higher than
England
School
7.31%
Vale of White Horse
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.75 pts
higher than
England
School
19.57%
Vale of White Horse
14.71%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.37 pts
higher than
England
School
2.17%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
29.9%
61.2 pts
below England
St Johns CofE Academy
29.9%
Vale of White Horse
70.2%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.