The Elms Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address The Elms
Gloucester Street
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7HZ
Phone 01367240232
Reference Number 138009

General Makeup

Number of pupils 304
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.59%
Girls: 44.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 11 29
2 17 11 28
3 15 13 28
4 27 22 49
5 13 15 28
6 47 42 89

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.6%
Unclassified 6.6%
African 3%
White, Other 2.6%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 1%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
13 May 2025 School inspection
08 Mar 2018 Short inspection
28 Jan 2014 Full inspection:
10 Aug 2012 Academy conversion letter
22 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as Faringdon Junior School
22 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
18 Jul 2007 Full inspection:
18 Jul 2007 Full inspection:
10 Mar 2003 Full inspection
10 Mar 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

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 105

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 -0.2
Writing -1.4
Maths -0.3

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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 24 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Folly View Primary
Preston Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7XE
0.75 miles
Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School
Church Street, Shellingford, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7QA
2.42 miles
Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School
Kings Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7SY
3.04 miles
Clanfield CofE Primary School
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3.76 miles
Buckland Church of England Primary School
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3.83 miles
Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School
High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8LH
3.86 miles
Uffington Church of England Primary School
Broad Street, Uffington, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7RA
4.03 miles
Watchfield Primary School
North Street, Watchfield, Wiltshire, SN6 8SD
4.18 miles
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
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4.95 miles
Shrivenham Church of England School
18 Raven Way, Shrivenham, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 8FX
4.99 miles
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Faringdon Community College
Fernham Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LB
0.71 miles
St Hugh's School
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2.8 miles
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