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Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School

South Oxfordshire, RG8 0SRPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2026
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
13 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2737 of 13,686 nationally

About Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School

Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School is a small state primary in South Oxfordshire, within the Oxfordshire local authority. Among the 242 primary schools in the LA, it ranks 47th overall, placing it comfortably in the top quarter. Its closest peers at the very top of the local rankings are Longworth Primary School, Hornton Primary School, and Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School, all of which achieved perfect or near-perfect ranking scores. Checkendon itself holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2014. The school is oversubscribed: for 15 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 41 applications, with 13 of those coming as first preferences. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2. 73, reflecting strong local demand for this Church of England primary, which is led by headteacher Sarah Hillier and currently has 74 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressMain Street, Checkendon, South Oxfordshire, RG8 0SR
HeadteacherSarah Hillier
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils74
Free School Meals (FSM)5.4%
School Capacity74 / 105 (70% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 May 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 May 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Jul 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:40

After-school care

15:20-17:00

Source: checkendon.oxon.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.