Ducklington Primary School

Ducklington Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its classification as a good school. Pupils exhibit pride in their learning and engage actively in discussions about their knowledge, benefitting from a supportive and friendly atmosphere. The school effectively integrates new pupils and prioritizes individual needs, allowing for a tailored educational experience that fosters progression and inquiry across a broad curriculum. However, there are areas in which the curriculum could be improved, such as in clearly defining the learning sequences necessary for deeper understanding in some subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their learning and actively engage with it.
• The school environment is calm and welcoming.
• Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to make good progress.
• Teachers utilize a variety of methods to engage pupils in learning.
• Pupils develop secure knowledge in many subjects.
• Strong emphasis on integrating pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective early reading initiatives encourage a love for reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise definitions of knowledge and learning sequences.

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 Ducklington Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Ducklington 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 Ducklington Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.5% 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, 11.6% of pupils at Ducklington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Ducklington Primary School received £6,740 and spent £6,960 for each of its 187 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £49,000 (£264 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 Ducklington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ducklington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Ducklington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ducklington Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Ducklington Primary School have?

Ducklington Primary School has 190 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ducklington Primary School cover?

Ducklington Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ducklington Primary School?

Ducklington Primary School is at Aston Road, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7US.