OFSTED
18 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 May 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
22 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
86
86 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
44
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
42
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.1 pts
below England
School
4.7%
South Oxfordshire
11.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Oxfordshire
10.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Oxfordshire
3.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.1%
68
Unclassified
9.3%
8
Any other White background
7.0%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
1
Irish
1.2%
1
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
30.2%
26 of
86 pupils
9.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2023/24
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
16.0 pts
above England
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
6.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.17 pts
lower than
England
School
6.05%
South Oxfordshire
5.40%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.88 pts
lower than
England
School
10.94%
South Oxfordshire
11.31%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.24 pts
lower than
England
School
1.56%
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
81.9%
6.3 pts
below England
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School
81.9%
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.