SCHOOL PROFILE

Aureus Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140652
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 446 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2022
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 Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust GLF SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 450 439 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 210 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 240 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.7%
18.1 pts below England
School 6.7%
South Oxfordshire 11.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.9%
4.6 pts above England
School 24.9%
South Oxfordshire 10.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
South Oxfordshire 3.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.2%
262
Indian
12.2%
55
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
38
Any other White background
6.0%
27
Any other Asian background
2.7%
12
African
2.2%
10
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 20.2% 91 of 450 pupils
0.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.2%
South Oxfordshire 22.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.4% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts below
EHC plans 5.8% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 39
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Specific learning difficulty 17
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Physical disability 2
Hearing impairment 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

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
South Oxfordshire 63.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
South Oxfordshire 78.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
South Oxfordshire 72.2%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
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

4.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 4.41%
South Oxfordshire 5.40%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.25 pts lower than England
School 4.57%
South Oxfordshire 11.31%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
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

100.9% 12.7 pts above England
Aureus Primary School
100.9%
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