OFSTED
1 March 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
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
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' OXFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
163
163 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
79
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
84
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.8 pts
below England
School
11.0%
South Oxfordshire
11.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.4 pts
below England
School
4.9%
South Oxfordshire
10.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.7 pts
above England
School
6.7%
South Oxfordshire
3.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.2%
134
Any other White background
5.5%
9
Unclassified
4.9%
8
White and Asian
3.7%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
4
Any other Black background
0.6%
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
16.6%
27 of
163 pupils
4.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
below
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
48.0%
12.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Reading
17.2 pts above England
School
91.0%
South Oxfordshire
78.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
52.0%
Writing
18.3 pts below England
School
52.0%
South Oxfordshire
72.2%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.13 pts
lower than
England
School
4.09%
South Oxfordshire
5.40%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.43 pts
lower than
England
School
10.39%
South Oxfordshire
11.31%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
108.7%
20.5 pts
above England
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School
108.7%
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.