Hailey Church of England Primary School

Hailey Church of England Primary School is a caring and supportive school where pupils learn well and behave exceptionally well. The quality of education, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision are all good, while behaviour and attitudes are outstanding. Pupils are proud of their school, and the values of love, compassion and respect are embedded in daily life. Strong foundations in the early years and a well-delivered curriculum in reading, writing and mathematics help pupils achieve well, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified early and supported appropriately. The wider curriculum is engaging and inspires pupils, but learning in some foundation subjects is not as secure as it could be. Pupils sometimes struggle to recall key information or understand how different parts of their learning fit together because some lesson activities are not designed sharply enough to help them remember and apply the most important knowledge. This is the main area the school needs to improve. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, and governors provide strong oversight, support and challenge. Leaders are ambitious for continued improvement while also considering staff workload and well-being. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it remains a good school overall.

Strengths

• Pupils' behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary
• The school has a caring and supportive community with deeply embedded values
• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics
• Early years provision lays strong foundations and prioritises communication and language
• Pupils with SEND and those needing reading support are identified early and supported effectively
• The wider curriculum is engaging and inspires pupils' curiosity
• Personal development is strong, including learning about diversity, British values, health and well-being
• Governors provide strong oversight, support and challenge
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Staff feel supported and leaders consider workload and well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Some lesson activities in foundation subjects are not well designed to help pupils remember the intended learning
• Pupils' understanding in some foundation subjects is not always secure
• Pupils sometimes find it difficult to recall key information or see how different parts of their learning fit together
• Some learning tasks do not focus effectively enough on helping pupils remember and apply the most important 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 Hailey Church of England Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Hailey Church of England 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 Hailey Church of England Primary School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 10.1% of pupils at Hailey Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Hailey Church of England Primary School received £8,324 and spent £8,472 for each of its 89 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £28,000 (£310 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 Hailey Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hailey Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Hailey Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hailey Church of England Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Hailey Church of England Primary School have?

Hailey Church of England Primary School has 89 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hailey Church of England Primary School cover?

Hailey Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hailey Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hailey Church of England Primary School?

Hailey Church of England Primary School is at Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 9UB.