Eynsham Community Primary School

Eynsham Community Primary School has shown commendable progress since its previous inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good' across all assessed areas. Pupils feel safe, happy, and valued, thanks to a positive environment fostered by the new headteacher and her dedicated staff. The school emphasizes effective learning, with well-planned lessons that build on prior knowledge, particularly in subjects like English, mathematics, and history. Additionally, there is a strong focus on the importance of reading, with initiatives in place to foster a love for literature among students.

Strengths

• Effective leadership has resulted in a positive learning environment.
• Pupils are engaged and enjoy learning, showcasing hard work and achievement.
• Special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) support is well tailored to individual pupil needs.
• Strong emphasis on reading has led to pupils developing good comprehension skills.
• Enhanced behaviour management strategies have significantly improved pupil conduct.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers' subject knowledge remains underdeveloped in certain areas.
• Resources in early years are not always accessible when needed, limiting learning opportunities.

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 Eynsham Community Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Eynsham Community Primary School 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 Eynsham Community Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Eynsham Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Eynsham Community Primary School received £6,316 and spent £6,730 for each of its 392 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £171,000 (-£436 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Epa Trust, income was £6,488 and spending £6,675 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 Witney · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Eynsham Community Primary School is part of Epa Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Bartholomew School Witney
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington Witney
• Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School Witney
• Freeland Church of England Primary School Witney
• Hanborough Manor CofE School Witney
• Standlake Church of England Primary School Standlake
• West Witney Primary School & Nursery Witney
• Heyford Park School Bicester
• Fritwell Church of England Primary School Bicester
• Cropredy Church of England Primary School Banbury

What is Eynsham Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eynsham Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Eynsham Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eynsham Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Eynsham Community Primary School have?

Eynsham Community Primary School has 426 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eynsham Community Primary School cover?

Eynsham Community Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Eynsham Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eynsham Community Primary School?

Eynsham Community Primary School is at Beech Road, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4LJ.