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Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School

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

personMiss Judith Terrell

location_onFaringdon, SN7 7QA

language Visit Website phone 1367710301

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Faringdon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School is a voluntary aided school in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 96 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #204 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #12,807 of 14,143 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

47%

LA 61%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing60% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading80% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing40% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths53% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading58% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA 0.4

-7.8 to 0.0

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-5.9 to 1.6

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.4 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths31% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA 0.0

-7.4 to -0.7

-6.7

Write

LA -0.3

-9.8 to -3.6

-8.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-11.1 to -5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%

Reading86% LA 76%

Writing79% LA 77%

Maths93% LA 74%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.2

0.3 to 6.5

-0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 2.2

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-4 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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02 May 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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21 November 2006

Inspection Report

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06 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-11-21

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 96 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)	96	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	94	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	91	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	87	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	87	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	95	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	95	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	94	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	100	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	100	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	99	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	96	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	95	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	95	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	96	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	95	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	95	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	91	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	94	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	88	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	92	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	87	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	89	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	85	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 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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