Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School

About Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School

Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School, a small state primary in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, presents a mixed picture when its headline metrics are set against the local authority average. For the 2023/24 academic year, just 33% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, compared with an Oxfordshire LA average of 61%. That places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this metric, ranking 44th out of 45 schools in Cherwell. However, the story is not uniformly low. In reading, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard, and in writing that figure rose to 89%, both well above the combined average. Maths was the weaker subject, with only 56% at the expected level. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2009. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all scored Good, suggesting solid foundations despite the mixed academic outcomes.

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