Standlake Church of England Primary School

Standlake Church of England Primary School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school demonstrates strong leadership and management, fostering high expectations among staff and pupils. Notably, the behaviour and attitudes of pupils are outstanding, reflecting a supportive environment where respect and understanding are paramount. The school's commitment to personal development is evident through various enrichment activities, including a strong focus on reading and a well-planned early years program that prepares children for future learning.

Strengths

• High expectations from leaders and a strong school vision.
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• Strong personal development and a rich extra-curricular offer.
• Well-planned early years environment providing a solid foundation.
• Effective curriculum development in subjects like mathematics, science, and history.
• Inclusive support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing in art, music, and computing needs improvement.

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 Standlake Church of England Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Standlake Church of England 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 Standlake Church of England Primary School had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.5% 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, 18.6% of pupils at Standlake Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Standlake Church of England Primary School received £8,215 and spent £8,200 for each of its 113 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£791 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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Standlake Church of England Primary School is part of Epa Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Standlake Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Standlake Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Standlake Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Standlake Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Standlake Church of England Primary School have?

Standlake Church of England Primary School has 102 pupils on roll.

What age range does Standlake Church of England Primary School cover?

Standlake Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Standlake Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Standlake Church of England Primary School?

Standlake Church of England Primary School is at Church End, Standlake, Standlake Ce Primary School, Standlake, Oxfordshire, OX29 7SQ.