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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Oxfordshire

Station Road, Chinnor, OX39 4PU

Website 01844351353

45

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 08/10/2024

Application demand

80%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.7%

12.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

411

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

80%

1st preference success rate

53 of 66 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

118

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6653● 80%
2nd preference306● 20%
3rd preference80● 0%
4th preference141● 7%
Total1186051%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
98%
2022
75%
2023
81%
2024
80%
2025

Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jonathan Jeffries
Address
Station Road, Chinnor, OX39 4PU
Phone
01844351353
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward / constituency
Chinnor · Henley and Thame
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
123126

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support11%——
51% boys (210)49% girls (201)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

411 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    08 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 360 pupils

Attendance

94.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
15%
21/22
13%
22/23
13%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths45%——
Higher standard9%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard25%
-8% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard77%
+5% vs England
Greater depth22%
+9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard13%
-13% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard20%
-10% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

792019622023452024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.