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Deddington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Earls Lane, Deddington, Banbury OX15 0TJ · deddingtonprimaryschool.co.uk · 01869 338430
On the mapSearch near OX15 0TJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.47 mi
- 5.59 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 212
- 2 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- 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 3.47 mi (5.59 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 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.47 mi5.59 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123185)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Deddington Church of England Primary School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 60
- 31% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied