Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Oxfordshire·OX2 9PQ
Composite score
55.2
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#5,407
National rank
#798
In South East
#95
In Oxfordshire
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
28 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
57
any preference, for 28 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2320220.9620231.0320240.9520251.002026

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

Every child who put Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
205
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,867
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)

Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) is a primary school in Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 205 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 28 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 20.6 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. Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) 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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