Bampton CofE Primary School

Bampton CofE Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good overall effectiveness rating. The school is committed to high ambitions for its pupils, evident in the safety and joy that permeates the learning environment. Pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are fully included in school life, demonstrating positive behaviors and enthusiasm for learning. The quality of early years provision is outstanding, laying a strong foundation for children's future education. The school benefits from strong leadership and governance, supported by a moral vision from the trust and diocese, although there are areas identified for improvement.

Strengths

• High ambitions for pupils' learning and well-being.
• Strong culture of inclusion for SEND students.
• Positive and respectful learning environment.
• Outstanding early years provision.
• Well-designed curriculum that prepares pupils for future learning.
• Strong assessment practices, especially in early reading.
• Effective leadership that prioritizes staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not always learn as well as they could in a small number of subjects.
• Behaviour expectations during unstructured times are not consistently met.

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 Bampton CofE Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% 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, 4.8% of pupils at Bampton 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 Bampton CofE Primary School had 30.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 14.3% of pupils at Bampton CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 Bampton CofE Primary School received £6,648 and spent £6,300 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£588 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,175 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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Bampton CofE Primary School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Brize Norton Primary School Carterton
• St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot Bampton
• St Mary's Church of England Infant School Witney
• The Batt Church of England Primary School Witney
• St Christopher's Church of England School Lechlade
• The Blake Church of England Primary School Witney
• Burford Primary School Burford
• Leafield Church of England Primary School Witney
• North Leigh Church of England School Witney
• Grove Church of England School Wantage

What is Bampton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bampton CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Bampton CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bampton CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Bampton CofE Primary School have?

Bampton CofE Primary School has 189 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bampton CofE Primary School cover?

Bampton CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bampton CofE Primary School?

Bampton CofE Primary School is at Bowling Green Close, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2NJ.