Blewbury Church of England Primary School

About Blewbury Church of England Primary School

Blewbury Church of England Primary School’s headline metrics present a mixed picture when set against the Oxfordshire local authority average for primary schools. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined (RWM) sits at 61%, Blewbury’s figure is 50% — noticeably below the county norm. However, the school’s average reading score of 107 and maths average of 104 both exceed the national benchmark of 100, suggesting that pupils who do meet the expected standard often perform well above it. The proportion achieving the higher standard in reading (35%) is also respectable. This contrast — lower combined attainment but stronger individual subject scores — indicates a school where outcomes are uneven across the cohort, with a significant tail of pupils not yet reaching the expected threshold.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024, Blewbury was rated Good overall, a remarkable turnaround from its previous Inadequate rating in 2019. The inspection team awarded Good for quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, while early years provision was judged Outstanding. At Key Stage 2, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths and 77% in reading, with 81% achieving this in writing — all above the national average for those individual subjects. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, but the high reading and maths average scores suggest solid progress for many. In the Vale of White Horse local authority ranking, Blewbury sits 34th out of 47 schools, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally for the combined RWM metric.

Blewbury is a small village primary with just 88 pupils against a capacity of 175, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 23 applications for 13 places, with 11 offers made to first-preference families. The school serves a Church of England community and has a chapel on site, alongside a library, gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields and an outdoor playground. Sports include football, cricket, gymnastics, cross country, athletics, rounders and swimming, while clubs range from film and book clubs to eco and science clubs. The school’s SEND provision covers dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder — important given that 27.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is a school that has made a strong recovery from a difficult inspection, and while its headline attainment lags the LA average, its individual subject results and broad facilities make it a solid option for families seeking a small, Church of England primary with good behaviour and a supportive environment.

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