Deddington Church of England Primary School

Deddington Church of England Primary School is a 211-pupil primary in Oxfordshire and part of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust. Inspectors found safeguarding standards met. The school is performing securely overall: it is strong in attendance and behaviour and in personal development and wellbeing, while achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, and leadership and governance are all at the expected standard.

Strengths

• Pupils are eager to learn and attendance is above national averages for all groups.
• Persistent absence is consistently low.
• Pupils behave well and embody the school rules, being kind and responsible.
• Bullying and discrimination are very rare, and pupils are confident to report concerns.
• Staff and pupils have mutually respectful and caring relationships.
• Pupils receive a rich and varied personal development offer, including strong careers education.
• Personal, social and health education helps pupils understand safety, health, British values and consent.
• Pastoral support and lunchtime provision help pupils feel a strong sense of belonging.
• Pupils take part in trips, clubs and a theatre production that broaden their experiences.
• Early years children are happy, settled and typically achieve above national expectations.
• Inclusion is effective; pupils with SEND and other barriers are identified quickly and supported well.
• Pupil premium funding is used effectively to support disadvantaged pupils' progress.
• Leaders have a precise understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement.
• Staff receive high-quality training and feel well supported by leaders and the trust.
• Governors and trustees meet statutory duties and provide effective support and challenge.
• Pupils learn to read well, and phonics is delivered accurately.
• Pupils' recall of the wider curriculum is impressive, with confident links between subjects.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well sequenced from early years to Year 6.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture of safeguarding.

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 Deddington Church of England Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% 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 Deddington 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 Deddington Church of England Primary School had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.4% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Deddington Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Deddington Church of England Primary School received £6,267 and spent £6,297 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£523 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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All schools in Banbury · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Deddington Church of England Primary School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Banbury
• Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School Bicester
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Banbury
• Wroxton Church of England Primary School Banbury
• Tackley Church of England Primary School Kidlington
• Dr South's Church of England Primary School Kidlington
• North Leigh Church of England School Witney
• Leafield Church of England Primary School Witney
• The Blake Church of England Primary School Witney
• The Batt Church of England Primary School Witney

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Deddington Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

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

Deddington Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

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

Deddington Church of England Primary School has 212 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Deddington Church of England Primary School?

Deddington Church of England Primary School is at Earls Lane, Deddington, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 0TJ.