Frieth Church of England Combined School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Henley-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire·RG9 6PR
Composite score
52.0
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#6,536
National rank
#986
In South East
#87
In Buckinghamshire
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
22 first choices, 26 places
First choices per place
0.85
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
62
any preference, for 26 places
Last place offered lived
1.51 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 2438 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.25
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8420221.2920231.0020241.1020250.852026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
157
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,153
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Frieth Church of England Combined School is a primary school serving Henley-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 157 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Frieth Church of England Combined School their first choice was offered one of its 26 Reception places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.51 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 22.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Frieth Church of England Combined School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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