St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address The Green
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5DH
Phone 01608642673
Reference Number 123227

St Mary’s Church of England Primary School in Chipping Norton is performing well overall, securing a good rating across all inspected domains including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to achieve high standards in both behaviour and academics. A strong ethos of mutual respect is evident, and the broad curriculum offers varied opportunities that engage students in their learning and personal growth.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 181
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.28%
Girls: 49.72%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 17 26
2 11 14 25
3 10 16 26
4 14 10 24
5 17 11 28
6 17 13 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71.3%
White, Other 6.1%
Indian 3.3%
Asian, Other 3.3%
White & Black (African) 2.8%
African 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 25 Jun 2024
Date Report
25 Jun 2024 School inspection:
07 Nov 2018 Short inspection
05 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
20 May 2013 Monitoring visit
20 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
27 Sep 2011 Monitoring visit
14 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
03 Jul 2007 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong ethos of mutual respect and support among pupils.
  • High expectations for behaviour and achievement.
  • Extensive range of extracurricular activities that enrich students' experiences.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND allowing them to make strong progress.
  • Well-constructed and ambitious curriculum across subjects.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in checking pupil understanding before moving to new learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 37%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

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 101
Maths 97

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 -0.8
Writing -0.3
Maths -2.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 1
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 3 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
The ACE Centre Nursery School
The Ace Centre, Chipping Norton, OX7 5DZ
0.15 miles
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
24 London Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AX
0.55 miles
Chadlington Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Chadlington, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 3LY
3.09 miles
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Church End, Great Rollright, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5SA
3.15 miles
Kingham Primary School
Kingham Primary School, Kingham, Oxfordshire, OX7 6YD
3.48 miles
Acorns Primary School
School Close, Long Compton, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 5LA
4 miles
Enstone Primary School
Oxford Road, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 4LP
4.17 miles
Bledington Primary School
Old Burford Road, Bledington, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6US
4.76 miles
Windrush Valley School
The Green, Chipping Norton, OX7 6AN
4.97 miles
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Chipping Norton School
Burford Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5DY
0.1 miles
Park School
Southcombe, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX7 5QH
1.5 miles
Kingham Hill School
Kingham, Chipping Norton, OX7 6TH
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