Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School

Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School is a small voluntary aided primary school that has improved since its previous inspection and is now judged good in quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision. Personal development is a standout strength, described as exemplary, with pupils taking on meaningful roles, celebrating diversity and contributing to their school and wider community. Pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well, attendance is high, and parents are overwhelmingly positive. The school provides an ambitious and well-structured curriculum from the early years, with reading and oracy given strong priority. Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, are identified and supported well so they can learn alongside their peers. Staff are proud to work at the school, governors have sharp oversight, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that in a small number of foundation subjects, some activities do not help pupils secure the intended learning or deepen their knowledge as well as they could. As a result, some pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge they are capable of in those subjects.

Strengths

• Personal development provision is exemplary, with pupils taking on roles and contributing to their school and community.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well structured from the early years, with opportunities to revisit important concepts.
• Reading is a continual priority, with a clear phonics programme and quick support for pupils who fall behind.
• Oracy and subject-specific vocabulary are emphasised across the curriculum, helping pupils become confident communicators.
• The school identifies additional needs early and supports disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND to learn successfully alongside their peers.
• Pupils behave well, are calm and orderly, and attendance remains high over time.
• Parents are overwhelmingly positive, describing the school as a small school with a huge heart.
• Staff value the strong team ethos and leaders' consideration of their well-being.
• Governors know the school well and have sharp oversight of improvement actions.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of foundation subjects, activities sometimes do not help pupils secure the intended learning.
• Some pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge they could because learning activities do not consistently deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding.

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 Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary 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 Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.0% of pupils at Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School received £6,610 and spent £7,080 for each of its 108 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £25,000 (-£232 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 Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School have?

Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School has 108 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School cover?

Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 9% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School?

Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School is at Green Lane, Charlton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3DN.