Cuddington and Dinton CofE School

Cuddington and Dinton CofE School continues to maintain its good standing, with leaders and staff dedicated to fostering a positive learning environment where pupils thrive. The school's ethos emphasizes respect, love, and integrity, reflected in the strong relationships among staff and students. Pupils exhibit enthusiasm for learning and are well-prepared for the transition to secondary education, benefiting from an ambitious curriculum that is inclusive and promotes diversity. Notably, the school has built a strong culture of personal development, complemented by various enrichment activities that engage pupils beyond the classroom.

Strengths

• High expectations from leaders and staff.
• Strong relationships and a nurturing environment.
• Effective teaching of reading and phonics.
• Coherent sequencing of the curriculum.
• Inclusive community that celebrates diversity.
• Well-managed and supportive staff culture.
• Rich variety of enrichment activities and clubs.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for pupils struggling with phonics is not fully effective.
• Insufficient clarity on essential knowledge in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cuddington and Dinton CofE School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Cuddington and Dinton CofE School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cuddington and Dinton CofE School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.6% of pupils at Cuddington and Dinton CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Cuddington and Dinton CofE School received £7,076 and spent £6,980 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £77,000 (£430 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Cuddington and Dinton CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cuddington and Dinton CofE School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Cuddington and Dinton CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cuddington and Dinton CofE School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Cuddington and Dinton CofE School have?

Cuddington and Dinton CofE School has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cuddington and Dinton CofE School cover?

Cuddington and Dinton CofE School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Cuddington and Dinton CofE School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cuddington and Dinton CofE School?

Cuddington and Dinton CofE School is at Upper Church Street, Cuddington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0AP.