Garsington Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Oxfordshire·OX44 9EW
Composite score
62.9
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#3,175
National rank
#450
In South East
#51
In Oxfordshire
Top 22%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
27 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
59
any preference, for 28 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2320221.0020231.0020240.8320250.962026

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

Every child who put Garsington Church of England Primary School 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
209
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,239
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Garsington Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 209 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 18.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Garsington Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 23.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Garsington Church of England Primary 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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