Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy is performing effectively, maintaining the good standards established during its last inspection. The school is characterized by a positive and inclusive culture where pupils feel safe and proud to belong. Strong leadership and a committed teaching staff have ensured that pupils receive a well-rounded education with a particular emphasis on reading, writing, and mathematics. The school is well supported by the Evolve Church Academy Trust, and the management has been proactive in addressing previous areas of concern.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management
• Effective curriculum planning and delivery
• High expectations for pupil behavior
• Strong emphasis on reading and writing skills
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND
• Well-developed personal development program

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent approaches to assessing pupil knowledge, particularly in foundation 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 Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% 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 Chacombe CEVA 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 Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy had 19.0 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, 12.1% of pupils at Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy received £8,678 and spent £9,510 for each of its 82 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £16,000 (-£195 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of East Midlands Academy Trust, income was £7,645 and spending £7,616 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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All schools in Banbury · West Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy is part of East Midlands Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Banbury
• Boddington Church of England Primary Academy Daventry
• Hardingstone Academy Northampton
• Castle Academy Northampton
• Northampton International Academy Northampton
• Stimpson Avenue Academy Northampton
• Orchard Academy Milton Keynes
• Shepherdswell Academy Milton Keynes
• Naseby Church of England Primary Academy Northampton
• Wilbarston Church of England Primary School Market Harborough

What is Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy have?

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy cover?

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 8% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy?

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy is at 37 Thorpe Road, Chacombe, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2JA.