Kings Sutton Primary Academy

Kings Sutton Primary Academy, which was previously rated inadequate, has made significant improvements and is now functioning at a good level across all evaluated domains. The school has implemented a new curriculum which has raised teachers' expectations, leading to better support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils feel proud of their school, appreciate the changes, and believe that bullying is rare and effectively managed. Overall, the school fosters a calm and focused learning environment where pupils are engaged and challenged.

Strengths

• Teachers have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The curriculum has been developed to ensure all pupils gain essential knowledge.
• Pupils show a strong sense of pride and community within the school.
• There is a consistent approach to teaching early reading and mathematics.
• Staff feel supported and have engaged in professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum thinking is not yet fully developed in some subjects.
• Not all subject leaders have had the opportunity to refine their curriculums.
• Gaps remain in pupils' understanding in certain subjects.

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 Kings Sutton Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% 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, 5.6% of pupils at Kings Sutton 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 Kings Sutton Primary Academy had 11.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 50.6% 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, 21.5% of pupils at Kings Sutton Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 26.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 17 pupils.

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 Kings Sutton Primary Academy received £12,708 and spent £11,670 for each of its 89 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£1,148 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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Kings Sutton Primary Academy is part of Prime7 Mat, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Banbury
• Chipping Warden Primary Academy Banbury

What is Kings Sutton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings Sutton Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Kings Sutton Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings Sutton Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Kings Sutton Primary Academy have?

Kings Sutton Primary Academy has 79 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings Sutton Primary Academy cover?

Kings Sutton Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Kings Sutton Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kings Sutton Primary Academy?

Kings Sutton Primary Academy is at Richmond Street, King's Sutton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3RT.