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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 123159

Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Faringdon · SN7 8LH

Ages 3–11 · 205 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-02-06

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)41%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
180

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill98%

205 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
91 / 114
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
205 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
23.4%
FSM pupils
48
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

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
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Willis

Location

Address
High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale
Postcode
SN7 8LH
Town
Faringdon
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage
Urban/rural
Larger 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 controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, 205 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Faringdon
8
Primary schools in Faringdon
7
Academies among open schools in Faringdon
63% (5)
Open schools in SN7
9
Primary in SN7
7
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 FaringdonNear SN7

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Willis
Telephone
01367710474
Website
www.stanford.oxon.sch.uk

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