SCHOOL PROFILE

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140871
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 130 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 March 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

15 October 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 7 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust EPA TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 105 105 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 57 54.3% of pupils
Male pupils 48 45.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

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

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.9%
18.4 pts below England
School 1.9%
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
82.9%
87
Any other White background
5.7%
6
White and Asian
3.8%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
2
Any other Asian background
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 22.9% 24 of 105 pupils
2.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.9%
West Oxfordshire 22.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.1% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

91.0% 30.6 pts above England
School 91.0%
West Oxfordshire 61.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
West Oxfordshire 77.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
West Oxfordshire 72.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
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

5.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.37 pts lower than England
School 5.85%
West Oxfordshire 5.63%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.43 pts higher than England
School 16.25%
West Oxfordshire 12.88%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts higher than England
School 2.50%
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

80.8% 7.4 pts below England
Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School
80.8%
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