SCHOOL PROFILE

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 123126
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management 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 411 411 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 201 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 210 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.8%
16.0 pts below England
School 8.8%
South Oxfordshire 11.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
South Oxfordshire 10.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.4%
2.4 pts above England
School 3.4%
South Oxfordshire 3.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.9%
357
White and Asian
3.9%
16
Any other White background
2.4%
10
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
4
White and Black African
1.0%
4
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 17.5% 72 of 411 pupils
3.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.5%
South Oxfordshire 22.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 4

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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
South Oxfordshire 63.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
South Oxfordshire 78.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
South Oxfordshire 72.2%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
South Oxfordshire 76.4%
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

5.27%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 5.27%
South Oxfordshire 5.40%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.32 pts lower than England
School 12.50%
South Oxfordshire 11.31%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.83%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.97 pts lower than England
School 0.83%
South Oxfordshire 1.39%
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

97.9% 9.7 pts above England
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
97.9%
South 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