Chipping Warden Primary Academy

Chipping Warden Primary Academy has demonstrated a good overall performance across various domains during its recent inspection. The leadership team has established a strong vision centered on confidence, articulation, and motivation for all pupils, creating a safe and supportive environment where positive relationships flourish. Parents recognize the school’s friendly atmosphere and effective support systems, which have contributed to a calm, orderly learning environment where pupils excel and feel proud of their school. The curriculum is well-structured and broad, encouraging pupils to engage with challenging concepts and apply their knowledge across subjects, particularly in reading and personal development. While the school has several notable strengths, there are some areas identified for improvement, particularly in ensuring deeper discussions in lessons and in the strategic planning of key vocabulary in early years education. Overall, the school is well-positioned for continued success, especially with the support from its multi-academy trust.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with a clear vision shared by staff
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Calm and orderly classroom environments
• Broad and balanced curriculum with meaningful learning opportunities
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics education
• Pupils appreciate opportunities for personal development and extra responsibilities
• Effective safeguarding culture

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for in-depth discussions in some lessons
• Key vocabulary not strategically planned in the early years curriculum
• Inconsistency in identifying knowledge gaps in the wider curriculum

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 Chipping Warden Primary Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Chipping Warden Primary Academy 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 Chipping Warden Primary Academy had 20.0 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, 22.6% of pupils at Chipping Warden Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% 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 2024–25 Chipping Warden Primary Academy received £7,418 and spent £7,504 for each of its 91 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £92,000 (£1,013 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Prime7 Mat, income was £7,080 and spending £7,030 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Chipping Warden Primary Academy is part of Prime7 Mat, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Banbury
• Kings Sutton Primary Academy Banbury

What is Chipping Warden Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chipping Warden Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Chipping Warden Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Chipping Warden Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Chipping Warden Primary Academy have?

Chipping Warden Primary Academy has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chipping Warden Primary Academy cover?

Chipping Warden Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chipping Warden Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chipping Warden Primary Academy?

Chipping Warden Primary Academy is at Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1LD.