Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Alchester Road
Chesterton
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 1UN
Phone 01869252498
Reference Number 123101

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School continues to be a good school, providing a happy and supportive environment for its pupils. Notably, the school excels in offering a wide range of sports activities, which contribute to pupils' confidence and development. The curriculum is well-structured and sequenced, effectively preparing students for future educational stages, and leaders celebrate all pupils' achievements, including those with special educational needs. However, the school does face some challenges in consistently meeting the needs of all SEND pupils and ensuring that reading resources align with the phonics being taught.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 198
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45.96%
Girls: 54.04%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 16 30
2 12 17 29
3 16 14 30
4 16 13 29
5 11 19 30
6 10 17 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.3%
White, Other 4.5%
Mixed, Other 4%
White & Asian 2%
Asian, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Chinese 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 07 Mar 2023
Date Report
07 Mar 2023 School inspection
07 Mar 2017 Short inspection
20 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
20 Oct 2009 Full inspection:
12 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
29 Apr 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and confident.
  • A wide range of sports activities enhances pupil development.
  • Strong focus on pupils' wider development and well-being.
  • Clear, sequenced curriculum that prepares pupils well.
  • Skilled staff effectively support early reading through phonics.
  • Positive relationships and effective safeguarding measures.

Areas for Improvement

  • Support for some pupils with SEND is not consistently strong.
  • Reading books for some early readers do not match their phonics knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5
Writing -0.4
Maths -1.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 36 2
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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