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St Mary's Church of England Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Oxfordshire

19 Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AZ

Website 01993702387

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

91.4%

28.6% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

56

Capacity used

Has space

62%

90 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

22

Places offered

94

Total applications

4.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2222● 100%
2nd preference320● 0%
3rd preference250● 0%
4th preference150● 0%
Total942223%

1st preference success by year

97%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lauren Murrey
Address
19 Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AZ
Phone
01993702387
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward / constituency
Witney South · Witney
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
142508

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language9%——
SEN support7%——
55% boys (31)45% girls (25)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

Academy trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

56 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    22 May 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 49 pupils

Attendance

91.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

28.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
12%
21/22
10%
22/23
20%
23/24
29%
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.

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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.