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North Kidlington Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Benmead Road, Kidlington OX5 2DA · north-kidlington.oxon.sch.uk · 01865 372607

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
54%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
268
85% of 315 places
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
14.2%
First language not English
19.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 37 (Places 39)37September 2023: 31 (Places 31)31September 2024: 37 (Places 37)37September 2025: 28 (Places 28)28September 2026: 30 (Places 29)30Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629301▲97%
September 2025Sept 202528281100%
September 2024Sept 202437371100%
September 2023Sept 202331311100%
September 2022Sept 202239370.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 51% (England 53%)51%2016/17: 65% (England 61%)65%2017/18: 62% (England 64%)62%2018/19: 62% (England 65%)62%2022/23: 67% (England 60%)67%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼54%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●105105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for North Kidlington Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
8 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
73
24% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲99% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲96% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲99% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲85% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 26% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 68%

based on 15 parents (21%) with SEND

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