Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School is performing well, having received a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. The school is noted for its nurturing environment, where pupils feel safe and supported, and they take pride in contributing to an inclusive school community. The leadership has effectively improved educational quality, emphasizing a strong structured curriculum with notable strengths in reading, mathematics, and science. Engaging and ambitious, pupils enjoy learning and generally excel academically as they prepare for secondary education, although there are some pupils who do need more urgent support, particularly in reading during the early years.

Strengths

• Strong, nurturing culture promoting inclusivity and respect.
• High priority on reading, with a structured reading program.
• Effective professional development for staff, enhancing teaching quality.
• Positive pupil behavior and strong relationships among students.
• Well-developed early years provision with engaging activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for struggling readers in key stage 1 lacks urgency.
• Communication with parents of early years needs further development.
• Curricular plans in topic subjects are not as well developed.

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 Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Stanton Harcourt CofE 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 Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.3% 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, 18.1% of pupils at Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School received £8,675 and spent £8,324 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £137,000 (£1,470 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

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School is part of Epa Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Standlake Church of England Primary School Standlake
• Bartholomew School Witney
• Eynsham Community Primary School Witney
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington Witney
• Freeland Church of England Primary School Witney
• Hanborough Manor CofE School Witney
• 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 Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School have?

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School has 105 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School cover?

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School?

Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School is at Main Road, Stanton Harcourt, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 5RJ.