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Edith Moorhouse Primary School

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

personMrs Pam Evans

corporate_fareRIVER LEARNING TRUST

location_onCarterton, OX18 3HP

language Visit Website phone 1993842372

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

370

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Edith Moorhouse Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Carterton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Edith Moorhouse Primary School is an academy converter in Carterton, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 337 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #151 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #10,578 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 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

47%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading84% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA 0.4

-5.4 to -1.6

-2.7

Write

LA 0.0

-4.6 to -0.9

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.9 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading58% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 1.6

3.9

Write

LA -0.3

2.0 to 5.7

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.6 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%

Reading78% LA 76%

Writing84% LA 77%

Maths78% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

-0.1 to 4.1

3.4

Write

LA -0.2

1.3 to 5.5

1.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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22 October 2019

Inspection Report

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06 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-06-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-02-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 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 337 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	337	2	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	333	6	1.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	355	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	345	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	366	2	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	370	9	2.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	360	5	1.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	373	3	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	372	7	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	383	3	0.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	378	3	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	378	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	369	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	336	2	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	339	2	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	339	3	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	330	7	2.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	328	3	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	319	6	1.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	303	1	0.3%	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 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils