Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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.

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.

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 Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.5% 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, 12.4% of pupils at Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School received £6,475 and spent £6,705 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £36,000 (-£178 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 Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 201 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School cover?

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1UN.