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RAF Benson Community Primary School

Community school · Wallingford · OX10 6EP

Ages 4–11 · 123 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

3.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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)43%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.6%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
143

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill51%

123 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
123
Boys / girls
59 / 64
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
123 / 240 (51%)
Free school meals
0.8%
FSM pupils
1
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Steph Fawdry

Location

Address
RAF Benson
Postcode
OX10 6EP
Town
Wallingford
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 123 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 0.8%.

Open schools in Wallingford
15
Primary schools in Wallingford
12
Academies among open schools in Wallingford
60% (9)
Open schools in OX10
16
Primary in OX10
12
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.

Compare with theseAll in WallingfordNear OX10

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Steph Fawdry
Telephone
01491836460
Website
http://www.raf-benson.oxon.sch.uk

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