Witney Community Primary School

School overview

Witney Community Primary School is a primary school serving Witney, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 232 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Witney Community Primary School 'Good'. 83% 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 risen by 30.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Witney Community Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 36 first choices for 28 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 24.2 pupils per teacher. 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.