SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 142508
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 90 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 56 56 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 25 44.6% of pupils
Male pupils 31 55.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.7%
14.1 pts below England
School 10.7%
West Oxfordshire 12.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.9%
11.4 pts below England
School 8.9%
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
82.1%
46
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
3
Any other White background
3.6%
2
Indian
3.6%
2
African
1.8%
1
Any other Asian background
1.8%
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 7.1% 4 of 56 pupils
13.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 7.1%
West Oxfordshire 22.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 1.8% 1 pupils
England 14.8% 13.0 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 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.

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

8.60%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.38 pts higher than England
School 8.60%
West Oxfordshire 5.63%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.76 pts higher than England
School 28.57%
West Oxfordshire 12.88%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.28 pts higher than England
School 4.08%
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

62.2% 26.0 pts below England
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
62.2%
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