Finstock Church of England Primary School

Finstock Church of England Primary School is performing exceptionally well, receiving an overall effectiveness grade of Outstanding. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing an excellent education, fostering a supportive environment where pupils thrive and develop a love for learning. With a well-structured curriculum that promotes knowledge retention and engagement, the school has successfully catered to all pupils, including those with special educational needs. Additionally, pupils exhibit admirable behavior, embodying the school's vision of kindness and community.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education observed across all areas.
• Exceptional behavior and attitudes of pupils.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics from early years.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Excellent early years provision that fosters language development.
• Pupils engage in rich extracurricular activities and community initiatives.
• Dedicated leadership and management with high ambitions for pupils.

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 Finstock Church of England Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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 Finstock 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 Finstock Church of England Primary School had 7.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 50.0% 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, 13.3% of pupils at Finstock Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Finstock Church of England Primary School received £11,825 and spent £11,918 for each of its 31 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £206,000 (£6,655 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of The Mill Academy, income was £7,456 and spending £7,506 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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Finstock Church of England Primary School is part of The Mill Academy, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• The Henry Box School Witney
• Queen Emma's Primary School Witney

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Finstock Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

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

Finstock Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

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

Finstock Church of England Primary School has 30 pupils on roll.

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

Finstock Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Finstock Church of England Primary School?

Finstock Church of England Primary School is at School Road, Finstock, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 3BN.