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Botley School

Academy sponsor led · Oxford · OX2 9JZ

Ages 3–11 · 189 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-10

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.9%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
195

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

189 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
189
Boys / girls
98 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
189 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
20.6%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ACER TRUST
Academy trust
ACER TRUST
Sponsor
Acer Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Josephine Reid

Location

Address
Elms Road, Botley
Postcode
OX2 9JZ
Town
Oxford
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 20.6%.

Open schools in Oxford
95
Primary schools in Oxford
48
Academies among open schools in Oxford
41% (39)
Open schools in OX2
20
Primary in OX2
9
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Josephine Reid
Telephone
01865248573
Website
https://www.botleyschool.org.uk

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