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Mill Lane Community Primary School

South Oxfordshire, OX39 4RFPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
50%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
30 1st-choice / 29 places
Ranking
#10,578
of 13,686 nationally

About Mill Lane Community Primary School

Mill Lane Community Primary School sits in the bottom half of Oxfordshire primary schools when it comes to the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. The school’s figure of 50% is noticeably below the local authority average of 61%, and it ranks 168th out of 242 similar schools in the county. That said, the picture is more nuanced than a single headline number suggests. In reading, 80% of pupils met the expected standard and the average score was 106, which is solid. Maths was weaker, with 70% reaching the expected level and an average score of 103. The real gap shows up at the higher standard: just 3% of children achieved greater depth across all three subjects, compared with 13% in maths alone and 33% in reading. So while the school is not pushing large numbers into the top tier, it is getting the majority of children to a secure baseline in reading and writing.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMill Lane, Chinnor, South Oxfordshire, OX39 4RF
HeadteacherTineke van der Ploeg
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils228
Free School Meals (FSM)9.6%
School Capacity228 / 210 (109% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 May 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

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Mill Lane Community 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.