Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Jun 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151669.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 434 |
| Girls | 223 |
| Boys | 211 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 15.4% |
| First language not English | 13.4% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 420 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 403 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 4% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 57 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 16 |
| Average class size | 28.9 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 20.6 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 10.4 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 20.8 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 20.48 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 28.41 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 60 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 141 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 57 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 57 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.7%, better than England, better than Oxfordshire | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 8.7%, better than England, better than Oxfordshire | 11.6% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.3%, better than England, better than Oxfordshire | 1.1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Jun 2017. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Queen Emma's Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 16 Apr 2024. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Tower Hill Community Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jun 2022. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Windrush Church of England Primary School | Free schools | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 20 Feb 2024. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | The Batt Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Dec 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Secondary | The Henry Box School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Nov 2017. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Mary's Church of England Infant School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Feb 2015. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Witney Community Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Jul 2023. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | The Blake Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Mar 2020. | |
| 1.6 mi | Secondary | Wood Green School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 Jun 2015. |
West Witney Primary School & Nursery is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 4 Jun 2024.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, West Witney Primary School & Nursery made 60 offers from 141 applications (2.4 per offer), and 57 of 57 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
West Witney Primary School & Nursery has 434 pupils aged 3 to 11.
West Witney Primary School & Nursery had 420 school places in 2024/25.
At West Witney Primary School & Nursery, the average class had 28.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.6 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at West Witney Primary School & Nursery missed 3.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.