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Edward Feild Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Scott Lewis

location_onKidlington, OX5 2LG

language Visit Website phone 1865372268

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

280

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Edward Feild Primary School is a Community school primary school in Kidlington, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 54% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Edward Feild Primary School is a community school in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 293 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #139 of 233 primaries in Oxfordshire and #9,980 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.8%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading90% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 2.7

-1.2

Write

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 0.5

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.2 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.0

1.3 to 5.5

0.4

Write

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 2.3

3.0

Maths

LA -0.7

1.2 to 4.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 64%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing76% LA 77%

Maths66% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 3.7

-1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 1.1

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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04 May 2017

Inspection Report

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30 June 2015

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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01 December 2008

Inspection Report

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20 April 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-03-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 293 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	293	7	2.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	291	10	3.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	282	2	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	276	4	1.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	276	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	281	2	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	280	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	299	4	1.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	320	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	325	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	319	1	0.3%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	319	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	319	4	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	314	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	289	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils