Beckley Church of England Primary School

Beckley Church of England Primary School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy and shows a positive trajectory in its educational approach. The school is characterized by a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, welcomed, and respected. Leaders have implemented an ambitious and broad curriculum that motivates students and includes hands-on learning experiences, aiding their personal and academic development. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the mapping of knowledge in certain subjects, which can lead to gaps in pupils' learning.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, confident, and feel safe at school.
• The school's curriculum is ambitious and broad, engaging pupils effectively.
• Teachers have a clear understanding of how to support their pupils, especially those with SEND.
• Reading is prioritized, with a structured phonics approach in place.
• Strong relationships are fostered, underpinned by the school's values.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, key knowledge is not mapped out clearly enough.
• Teachers do not consistently check prior knowledge before new learning.

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 Beckley Church of England Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% 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 Beckley 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 Beckley Church of England Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 56.5% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Beckley Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Beckley Church of England Primary School received £10,200 and spent £9,912 for each of its 77 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£1,206 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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Beckley Church of England Primary School is part of River Learning Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Barton Park Primary School Oxford
• Sandhills Community Primary School Oxford
• Bayards Hill School Oxford
• New Marston Primary School Oxford
• The Swan School Oxford
• Cutteslowe Primary School Oxford
• The Cherwell School Oxford
• Cheney School Oxford
• Wheatley Park School Oxford
• Horspath Church of England Primary School Oxford

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

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

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

Beckley Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

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

Beckley Church of England Primary School has 66 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Beckley Church of England Primary School?

Beckley Church of England Primary School is at Church Street, Beckley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UT.