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West Witney Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Edington Road, Witney OX28 5FZ · westwitneyprimaryschool.co.uk · 01993 706249

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
434
96% of 450 places
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
15.8%
First language not English
13.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 59 (Places 60)59September 2023: 47 (Places 49)47September 2024: 68 (Places 59)68September 2025: 55 (Places 55)55September 2026: 57 (Places 60)57Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660571100%
September 2025Sept 202555551100%
September 2024Sept 202459681.2▲72%
September 2023Sept 202349471100%
September 2022Sept 202260591100%

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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: 30% (England 53%)30%2016/17: 66% (England 61%)66%2017/18: 84% (England 64%)84%2018/19: 76% (England 65%)76%2022/23: 52% (England 60%)52%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123084)

Ofsted

West Witney Primary School & Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
4 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123084)

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123084), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123084)

  • Feb 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123084)

  • Feb 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123084)

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