Nettlebed Community School

Nettlebed Community School is performing well overall, with several strong aspects contributing to a positive learning environment for pupils. The school fosters a familial atmosphere where pupils express affection for their school, which they appreciate for its supportive community links and extensive extracurricular opportunities. Strong leadership and a dedicated staff effectively nurture student behaviors, leading to respect and consideration amongst peers. However, despite achieving 'Good' ratings across all evaluated areas, some inconsistencies in curriculum delivery, particularly regarding the clarity of learning objectives in foundation subjects, have been noted. Additionally, there is room for improvement in developing pupils' understanding of diverse religions and cultures.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy in a supportive school environment.
• Strong community links enhance the school's educational offerings.
• Effective teaching of phonics leads to rapid progress in early reading skills.
• Staff demonstrate a deep understanding of pupils with special educational needs.
• Varied extracurricular clubs nurture pupils' talents and interests.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent understanding of intended learning outcomes across foundation subjects.
• Underdeveloped knowledge of diverse cultures and religions among some pupils.

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 Nettlebed Community School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Nettlebed Community 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 Nettlebed Community School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% 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, 12.1% of pupils at Nettlebed Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.3% 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 Nettlebed Community School received £7,904 and spent £8,223 for each of its 155 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £54,000 (-£346 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 Nettlebed Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nettlebed Community School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Nettlebed Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Nettlebed Community School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Nettlebed Community School have?

Nettlebed Community School has 165 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nettlebed Community School cover?

Nettlebed Community School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Nettlebed Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Nettlebed Community School?

Nettlebed Community School is at High Street, Nettlebed, High Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5DA.