Combe CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Witney, Oxfordshire·OX29 8NQ
Composite score
83.5
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National rank
#74
In South East
#10
In Oxfordshire
Top 4%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
89%
% achieving higher RWM
22%
Reading average scaled score
113.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
61%
28 first choices, 17 places
First choices per place
1.65
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
68
any preference, for 17 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.65
00.511.52
1 per place
1.0020220.9420231.5920241.0020251.652026

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

Oxfordshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Combe CofE Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
105
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
2.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,102
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Combe CofE Primary School

Combe CofE Primary School is a primary school in Witney, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 105 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 113 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 61% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (28 first choices for 17 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.3%. There are about 20.4 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. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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