Fringford Church of England Primary School

About Fringford Church of England Primary School

Fringford Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its most recent graded inspection in 2012 and confirmed in an ungraded inspection in 2022. The most telling academic metric for this small primary is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment: 79% of pupils reached this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the Oxfordshire local authority average of 61%, placing the school in the top 25% of primaries nationally and ranking it 7th out of 45 schools in the Cherwell district. The school’s overall ranking score of 79 reflects strong performance across the core subjects, with reading particularly notable — 93% of pupils met the expected standard and 43% reached the higher standard, compared with 21% in both maths and writing at the higher level.

Looking deeper into the exam data, the average scaled scores tell a similar story of solid attainment. Pupils achieved an average reading score of 108 and an average maths score of 107, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading (43%) is double that in maths and writing (both 21%), suggesting a particular strength in literacy. Progress scores are not available for this cohort, so it is not possible to measure how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw outcomes are clearly strong. In the wider Oxfordshire context, Fringford ranks 32nd out of 242 primary schools of the same type, placing it in the upper tier of the county. With only 84 pupils on roll, these results come from a small cohort, so individual year group fluctuations can be significant, but the trend is encouraging.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 22 applications for 14 places and 13 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.57. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, a forest school area, an outdoor playground, a sensory room and a chapel, supporting a broad curriculum. Clubs such as drama, choir, gardening, art and chess run alongside sports including netball, football, cricket and rounders. The school has identified SEND provisions for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment and physical disability. Fringford is a Church of England school with a religious character, and its headteacher is Franco Pastore. For families seeking a small, community-focused primary with strong academic outcomes and a clear Christian ethos, this school is a compelling option, though its popularity means securing a place is competitive.

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