Primary school

Freeland Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX29 8HX
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,185 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 18%18%2016/17: top 6%2017/18: top 15%2018/19: top 33%2022/23: top 15%2023/24: top 5%5% · 2023/242024/25: top 8%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM83% · South East 64%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · South East 7%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · South East 106Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · South East 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 17 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 87% · 23 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 82% · 22 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 22 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 77% · 22 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 86% · 28 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 83% · 18 pupils · South East 64%87%71%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 17 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 9% · 23 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 14% · 22 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 23% · 22 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 5% · 22 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 25% · 28 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 18 pupils · South East 7%25%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 17 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 23 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 109 · 22 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 22 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 22 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 108 · 28 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 109 · 18 pupils · South East 106109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 17 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 23 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 106 · 22 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 22 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 107 · 28 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 106 · 18 pupils · South East 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd351
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026131
Free school meals (past 6 years)1.8%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils11.1%

Girls 42.9%Boys 57.1%

83.4% full · 157 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 6.5 FTE · Whole workforce 15.3 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,244
Spend per pupil£6,378
Staff spend per pupil£4,882
Reserve per pupil£748
  • +£95,000revenue reserve
  • +£110,000in-year balance

Grants £7,024 · self-generated £220 · premises £339 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EPA TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £407,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it