Badgemore Primary School

About Badgemore Primary School

Badgemore Primary School sits in a local authority where the average Key Stage 2 attainment score is 61, but the school itself does not publish its own KS2 results in the available data, making a direct headline comparison impossible. What is clear from the local context is that Oxfordshire has 242 primary schools, of which only 13 hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, meaning the vast majority are Good or lower. Badgemore falls into that Good category, which it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, in 2015 and 2019. The school is noticeably smaller than many of its peers, with 128 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 53 families applied for just 15 places, and 14 of those offers went to first-preference applicants. That oversubscription ratio of 3.53 to one suggests strong local demand, even if the school’s headline academic metrics are not publicly available to benchmark against the LA average.

In its most recent graded inspection in June 2019, Ofsted rated Badgemore Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes. The previous inspection in 2015 also awarded Good overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both rated Good at that time too. The school does not have a sixth form, and there is no published Progress 8 or Attainment 8 data, which is typical for a primary. The lack of KS2 SATs results in this dataset means parents cannot compare Badgemore’s academic performance directly against the Oxfordshire average of 61, but the consistent Good Ofsted ratings across two inspections suggest a stable and effective school. The early years provision has been rated Good in both inspections, which is reassuring for families with children starting in Reception. The school’s small size means class sizes are likely to be relatively small, though exact pupil-teacher ratios are not provided.

Badgemore offers a solid range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, playing fields, music rooms, a sports hall, and a forest school, which is a notable outdoor learning resource. Sports provision covers rounders, gymnastics, cricket, dance, netball, football, and tennis, while clubs include choir, drama, film club, coding, and book club. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, and other disabilities. With 18.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a moderately diverse intake. The oversubscription data makes clear that securing a place is competitive, so parents should be prepared for the possibility of not getting in on first preference. This school will suit families who value a small, community-focused primary with strong outdoor learning and a broad club offer, and who are comfortable with a Good-rated school in a local authority where Outstanding schools are rare.

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