South Stoke Primary School

South Stoke Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance with a dedicated and inclusive approach to pupil welfare and education. The school fosters a positive and safe environment where pupils feel valued and engaged in their learning. Attendance and behaviour are consistently positive, reflecting improved relationships with families and tailored support for individual needs. The school is committed to helping disadvantaged pupils access the same quality of education as their peers, supported by a cohesive leadership team that understands the school's context and priorities.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and valued within a nurturing environment.
• Strong and positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• A clear understanding of students' needs leading to inclusive practices.
• Successful initiatives to address attendance issues.
• Effective communication with families to support student welfare.
• High expectations for behaviour resulting in a calm and respectful atmosphere.
• Strong governance providing support and challenge to leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Variable achievement levels across the school, particularly in the wider curriculum.
• Inconsistent recall of prior learning, especially for mid-year entrants.
• Curriculum clarity needed in wider subjects to enhance teaching effectiveness.

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 South Stoke Primary School attended 86.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 27.6% 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, 9.1% of pupils at South Stoke 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 South Stoke Primary School had 12.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 37.5% of pupils at South Stoke Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.5% 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 South Stoke Primary School received £16,174 and spent £16,054 for each of its 24 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £140,000 (£5,828 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 South Stoke Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Stoke Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was South Stoke Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

South Stoke Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does South Stoke Primary School have?

South Stoke Primary School has 24 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Stoke Primary School cover?

South Stoke Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are South Stoke Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 17% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is South Stoke Primary School?

South Stoke Primary School is at The Street, South Stoke, Oxfordshire, RG8 0JS.