SCHOOL PROFILE

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142206
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 140 Published school capacity
Capacity used 66.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

31 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 93 86 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 46 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 47 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.0%
10.8 pts below England
School 14.0%
Cherwell 15.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.6%
11.7 pts below England
School 8.6%
Cherwell 20.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cherwell 0.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.0%
80
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
5
Any other White background
4.3%
4
White and Asian
3.2%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
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 11.8% 11 of 93 pupils
9.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Cherwell 24.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.8% 10 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts below
EHC plans 1.1% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Cherwell 61.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Cherwell 74.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
Cherwell 72.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Cherwell 72.0%
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

4.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.09 pts lower than England
School 4.12%
Cherwell 6.02%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.97%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.84 pts lower than England
School 8.97%
Cherwell 14.72%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Cherwell 1.81%
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

66.4% 21.8 pts below England
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School
66.4%
Cherwell
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