West Witney Primary School & Nursery

Academy converter·Primary school Witney, Oxfordshire·OX28 5FZ
Composite score
62.2
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#3,354
National rank
#480
In South East
#54
In Oxfordshire
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
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
100%
57 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
141
any preference, for 60 places

Every child who put West Witney Primary School & Nursery 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
451
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
19.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£2,516
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

School overview

West Witney Primary School & Nursery is a primary school serving Witney, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 451 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated West Witney Primary School & Nursery 'Good'. 67% 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 risen by 4.0 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 106 in reading and 105 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 West Witney Primary School & Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 60 Reception places. 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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