SCHOOL PROFILE

Clanfield CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 123105
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 February 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 97 97 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 47 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 50 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.2%
17.6 pts below England
School 7.2%
West Oxfordshire 12.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.1%
18.2 pts below England
School 2.1%
West Oxfordshire 8.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Oxfordshire 1.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.8%
90
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
3
African
1.0%
1
Any other White background
1.0%
1
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
1
Unclassified
1.0%
1
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 21.7% 21 of 97 pupils
0.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.7%
West Oxfordshire 22.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.4% 14 pupils
England 14.8% 0.4 pts below
EHC plans 7.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Specific learning difficulty 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
West Oxfordshire 61.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
West Oxfordshire 77.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
West Oxfordshire 72.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

56.0%

16.0 pts below England

School 56.0%
West Oxfordshire 71.3%
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

4.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.33 pts lower than England
School 4.88%
West Oxfordshire 5.63%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.37 pts lower than England
School 3.45%
West Oxfordshire 12.88%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.15%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.65 pts lower than England
School 1.15%
West Oxfordshire 1.46%
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

92.4% 4.2 pts above England
Clanfield CofE Primary School
92.4%
West Oxfordshire
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