OFSTED
6 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
201
201 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
111
55.2% of pupils
Male pupils
90
44.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.4 pts
below England
School
14.4%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.1 pts
above England
School
25.4%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
55.7%
112
Any other White background
16.9%
34
Indian
8.0%
16
African
4.0%
8
Unclassified
2.5%
5
White and Asian
2.5%
5
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
21.9%
44 of
201 pupils
1.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.93 pts
lower than
England
School
4.29%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.29 pts
lower than
England
School
9.52%
Cherwell
14.72%
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%
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
85.2%
3.0 pts
below England
Cherry Fields Primary School
85.2%
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.