Edith Moorhouse Primary School

Edith Moorhouse Primary School, located in Carterton, Oxfordshire, received its first inspection and was rated as good in all key areas evaluated. The school offers a nurturing and supportive environment, where pupils feel safe and enjoy attending. The leadership has high expectations for both staff and students, leading to a positive culture focused on aspiration, resilience, and well-being. The good quality of education is reflected in the teachers' strong subject knowledge and effective support for pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is designed to engage pupils and reflect their needs, although some subjects require better planning to ensure a consistent progression of skills.

Strengths

• Nurturing and caring school environment
• High expectations set by leaders and teachers
• Strong support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds
• Effective strategies for developing reading skills
• Positive pupil behavior and collaboration
• Strong safeguarding culture

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum planning across some subjects
• New subject leaders require further training and support
• Governors lack confidence in holding leaders accountable

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 Edith Moorhouse Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Edith Moorhouse 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 Edith Moorhouse Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.3% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Edith Moorhouse 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 Edith Moorhouse Primary School received £6,795 and spent £6,521 for each of its 327 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £292,000 (£895 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of River Learning Trust, income was £8,007 and spending £7,763 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 Carterton · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Edith Moorhouse Primary School is part of River Learning Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Windrush Church of England Primary School Witney
• Tower Hill Community Primary School Witney
• Witney Community Primary School Witney
• Madley Brook Community Primary School Witney
• Charlbury Primary School
• Chipping Norton School Chipping Norton
• The Marlborough Church of England School Woodstock
• Kingsdown School Swindon
• Wolvercote Primary School Oxford
• Seven Fields Primary School Swindon

What is Edith Moorhouse Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Edith Moorhouse Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Edith Moorhouse Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Edith Moorhouse Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Edith Moorhouse Primary School have?

Edith Moorhouse Primary School has 336 pupils on roll.

What age range does Edith Moorhouse Primary School cover?

Edith Moorhouse Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Edith Moorhouse Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Edith Moorhouse Primary School?

Edith Moorhouse Primary School is at Lawton Avenue, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HP.