Windrush Church of England Primary School

Windrush Church of England Primary School has made a commendable start to its educational journey, achieving a 'Good' rating in all areas assessed during its first inspection. The school fosters a friendly and nurturing environment, where pupils feel valued and secure. With a strong focus on community involvement and parental engagement, the school is successfully building a supportive network that enhances the children's learning experiences. Staff's dedication to cultivating a stimulating atmosphere and encouraging personal responsibility among students contributes to their overall happiness and achievement.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, settled, and achieving well.
• Strong and trusting relationships between staff and parents.
• Inclusive atmosphere ensuring all pupils are welcomed and valued.
• Curriculum is well-designed and teaches a wide range of subjects.
• Strong partnerships with parents enhance learning and development.
• High expectations for pupil behavior with effective management.
• Commitment to developing reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Active role in the local community supporting various initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in a small number of subjects is still in development, leading to inconsistent 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 Windrush Church of England Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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, 3.3% of pupils at Windrush 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 Windrush Church of England Primary School had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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 Windrush Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% 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 Windrush Church of England Primary School received £7,214 and spent £7,197 for each of its 150 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£177 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 Witney · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Windrush Church of England Primary School is part of River Learning Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Tower Hill Community Primary School Witney
• Witney Community Primary School Witney
• Madley Brook Community Primary School Witney
• Edith Moorhouse Primary School Carterton
• Charlbury Primary School
• The Marlborough Church of England School Woodstock
• Wolvercote Primary School Oxford
• Gosford Hill School Kidlington
• Edward Feild Primary School Kidlington
• Chipping Norton School Chipping Norton

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Windrush Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

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

Windrush Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

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

Windrush Church of England Primary School has 188 pupils on roll.

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

Windrush Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Windrush Church of England Primary School?

Windrush Church of England Primary School is at Isabelle Spencer Way, Witney, OX29 7DL.