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Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School

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

personMrs Sarah Hillier

location_onCheckendon, RG8 0SR

language Visit Website phone 1491680693

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Checkendon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 74 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

LA 61%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 71%

Maths-% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading100% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.1

Read

LA 0.4

2.2 to 10.0

1.9

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 5.6

5.8

Maths

LA -0.6

2.1 to 9.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.0

0.6 to 7.3

-1.5

Write

LA -0.3

-4.5 to 1.5

2.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.7 to 5.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 64%

Reading100% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 77%

Maths91% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

-0.5 to 6.5

-0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.1 to 2.7

2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 May 2021

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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05 June 2014

Inspection Report

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04 March 2014

Inspection Report

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12 May 2011

Inspection Report

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17 March 2009

Inspection Report

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06 May 2008

Inspection Report

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13 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-04

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 74 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	74	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	75	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	61	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	60	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	61	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	60	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	55	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	54	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	55	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	57	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	57	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	58	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	58	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	54	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	62	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	62	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	64	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	73	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	72	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	74	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	89	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	96	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	97	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	91	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	90	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	91	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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