Peppard Church of England Primary School

About Peppard Church of England Primary School

Peppard Church of England Primary School is a small state primary in South Oxfordshire, part of the Oxfordshire local authority, and it sits among 242 primary schools in the area. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 199th, which puts it in the bottom half of schools in the county. For context, the top-performing peers nearby include Longworth Primary School and Hornton Primary School, both with perfect ranking scores, and Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School, which scored 92. Peppard is a Church of England school with a mixed intake of 70 pupils, well under its capacity of 105, and it has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 5.7%. The school is led by headteacher Kirsty Wakefield and serves children aged 4 to 11. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership, early years provision, and behaviour — a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2009.

Academically, Peppard’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 38%, which is well below the Oxfordshire local authority average of 61%. The school’s ranking on this metric places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 92nd percentile. Looking at individual subjects, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, with an average score of 106, and 63% did so in reading, with an average score of 105. However, writing was weaker, with only 44% reaching the expected level. At the higher standard, 31% of pupils achieved high scores in both reading and maths, but just 6% did so in writing and in the combined measure. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including music rooms, a gymnasium, an ICT suite, a sensory room, art studios and a chapel, and runs clubs such as drama, gardening, coding, art and science. Sports on offer include netball, rounders, tennis and athletics. For pupils with additional needs, the school provides support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for the 2025/26 year show the school is oversubscribed: it received 43 applications for 12 places, with 10 first-preference offers made from 10 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.58. This suggests strong local demand despite the academic results, and the school may particularly suit families who value its small size, Church of England character, and the range of facilities and clubs on a compact site.

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