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Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Checkendon · RG8 0SR

Ages 4–11 · 86 pupils · Oxfordshire

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-18

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)38%
Avg scaled score — reading
112.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.7%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
54

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill82%

86 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
86
Boys / girls
42 / 44
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
86 / 105 (82%)
Free school meals
4.7%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Hillier

Location

Address
Main Street
Postcode
RG8 0SR
Town
Checkendon
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, 86 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 4.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Checkendon
1
Primary schools in Checkendon
1
Academies among open schools in Checkendon
0% (0)
Open schools in RG8
14
Primary in RG8
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.

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Nr. Henley-on-Thames · RG9 5QS · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM12.0%
    • Demand0.88

    1.1 miles away

  • Woodcote Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG8 0QY · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Other independent school

    RG8 0PJ · Oxfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att825.2
    • EM5+0%

    0.9 miles away

  • Langtree School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Reading · RG8 0RA · Oxfordshire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att856.8
    • P80.7
    • EM5+66%
    • Absence7.0%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Hillier
Telephone
01491680693

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