Primary school

Middle Barton Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX7 7BX
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,230 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 85%85%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 35%2018/19: top 3%3% · 2018/192022/23: top 66%2023/24: top 13%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM67% · 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 score108 · South East 106Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · 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: 36% · 14 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 63% · 8 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 73% · 22 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 93% · 14 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 55% · 20 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 79% · 14 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 67% · 18 pupils · South East 64%93%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 8 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 5% · 22 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 5% · 20 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 14% · 14 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 18 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 8 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 22 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 20 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 14 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 18 pupils · South East 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 8 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 22 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 14 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 20 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 14 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 18 pupils · South East 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd71
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026106
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.3%
First language not English0.9%
SEN support15.1%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils5.3%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

60.6% full · 175 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.0
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 2.8
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 5.6
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 4.6 FTE · Whole workforce 13.3 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,660
Spend per pupil£8,774
Staff spend per pupil£5,858
Reserve per pupil£708
  • +£75,000revenue reserve
  • −£12,000in-year balance

Grants £6,792 · self-generated £1,736 · premises £1,877 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: RIVER LEARNING TRUST (31 academies) · trust reserve £14,315,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it