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The Blake Church of England Primary School

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

person Mr Timothy Edwards-Grundy (Headteacher)

corporate_fareOXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onWitney, OX28 3FR

language Visit Website phone 01993702840

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

353

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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The Blake Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Witney, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Blake Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Witney, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 367 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #165 of 228 primaries in Oxfordshire and #11,282 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.2 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

52%

LA 61%

Reading57% LA 75%

Writing65% LA 71%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading80% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.4

-4.2 to -0.9

-0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 1.2

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.5 to -1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 2.2

1.5

Write

LA -0.3

0.0 to 3.0

0.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.9 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing76% LA 77%

Maths63% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-1.1 to 2.1

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.6 to 0.4

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.3 to -0.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#11,282 / 14,159	#165	#10,968	#1
2024	#2,851 / 14,233	#19	#5,091	#1
2023	#9,674 / 13,940	#159	#7,073	#11,413
2019	#6,273 / 11,810	#90	#7,263	#4,167
2018	#7,474 / 10,972	#114	#7,907	#7,816

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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06 December 2017

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-12-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

2014-05-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(4 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 366 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, 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)	366	7	1.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	371	17	4.6%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	369	8	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	362	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	352	7	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	360	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	353	8	2.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	350	7	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	368	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	365	7	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	364	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	367	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	365	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	367	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	382	3	0.8%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	382	5	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	378	10	2.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	391	5	1.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	392	10	2.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	391	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	410	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	414	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	6	1.4%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	416	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	412	10	2.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	408	6	1.5%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils