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Stephen Freeman Community Primary School

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

personMrs Jessica Lewis

location_onDidcot, OX11 7BZ

language Visit Website phone 1235814718

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

451

school

Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Stephen Freeman Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Didcot, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 54% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Stephen Freeman Community Primary School is a community school in Didcot, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 451 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #119 of 233 primaries in Oxfordshire and #9,204 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 15.2%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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%

Reading65% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 71%

Maths72% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading72% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading50% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.4

-4.0 to -0.5

-1.2

Write

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 0.5

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.5 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading61% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA 0.0

-5.8 to -2.3

-1.0

Write

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 0.6

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.8 to -1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 64%

Reading52% LA 76%

Writing33% LA 77%

Maths39% LA 74%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.2

-3.9 to -0.3

-4.2

Write

LA -0.2

-5.9 to -2.5

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

30 April 2019

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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11 October 2012

Inspection Report

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08 December 2010

Inspection Report

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19 March 2008

Inspection Report

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08 December 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-04-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-10-11

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 454 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	454	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	450	7	1.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	444	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	455	4	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	451	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	439	5	1.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	446	9	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	444	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	429	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	426	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	414	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	430	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	428	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	410	7	1.7%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	413	6	1.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	399	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	394	5	1.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	379	14	3.7%	0.5%	0