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St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Whitehouse Road, Oxford OX1 4NA · st-ebbes.oxon.sch.uk · 01865 248863
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.98 mi
- 1.58 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 252
- 84% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
- First language not English
- 42.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.98 mi (1.58 km) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 34 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.98 mi1.58 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (151 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 151
- 53% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (13%) with SEND