Primary school

Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oxfordshire
  • SN7 8LH
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 62%2017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 31%31% · 2018/192022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM50% · South East 64%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South East 106Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · South East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 62% · 29 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 59% · 29 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 68% · 31 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 74% · 27 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 64% · 28 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 41% · 29 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 50% · 28 pupils · South East 64%74%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 29 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 31 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 15% · 27 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 28 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 28 pupils · South East 7%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 31 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 27 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · South East 106107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 29 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 107 · 31 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 27 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 100 · 29 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 28 pupils · South East 105107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in76.9%
30 of 39 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 76.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3930
2nd100
3rd80

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.8%
First language not English3.5%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils15.2%

Girls 55.5%Boys 44.5%

97.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.0
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 7.6 FTE · Whole workforce 18.1 · 23 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,524
Spend per pupil£6,659
Staff spend per pupil£4,784
Reserve per pupil£521
  • +£106,798revenue reserve
  • −£27,615in-year balance

Grants £5,984 · self-generated £540 · premises £456 per pupil