Charlbury Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Crawborough
Charlbury
Oxfordshire
OX7 3TX
Phone 01608810354
Reference Number 147640

Charlbury Primary School is performing well overall, demonstrating a good quality of education and positive behaviour among its pupils. The school's leadership, under Headteacher Charlie Barwell, is ambitious and committed to the personal and academic development of every child. They emphasize kindness, respect, and individual strengths, fostering a supportive environment that encourages student engagement and readiness for future learning. Notably, this was the school's first inspection since becoming an academy in 2019, which adds significant context to its current performance evaluation.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 173
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.07%
Girls: 43.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 10 20
2 13 13 26
3 11 11 22
4 17 9 26
5 19 12 31
6 16 10 26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.5%
White, Other 4%
White & Asian 3.5%
Unclassified 2.9%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
African 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Mar 2024
Date Report
26 Mar 2024 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Highly ambitious leadership focused on pupil development
  • Strong emphasis on reading and literacy from an early age
  • Supportive and inclusive environment for all pupils
  • Engaging curriculum that fosters curiosity and creativity
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements in place

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to inconsistent assessment practices

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1
Writing 3.3
Maths -1.9

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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