OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
THE CIRCLE TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
124
124 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
71
57.3% of pupils
Male pupils
53
42.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
South Oxfordshire
11.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.9 pts
below England
School
19.4%
South Oxfordshire
10.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Oxfordshire
3.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.1%
82
Any other White background
10.5%
13
Unclassified
5.6%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
4
White and Asian
3.2%
4
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
3
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
20.2%
25 of
124 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.4 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
South Oxfordshire
78.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
South Oxfordshire
72.2%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
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
4.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.31 pts
lower than
England
School
4.90%
South Oxfordshire
5.40%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.64 pts
lower than
England
School
12.17%
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
59.0%
29.1 pts
below England
Badgemore Primary School
59.0%
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.