Folly View Primary
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Faringdon · SN7 7XE · Oxfordshire
Ages 2–11
- Absence6.7%
- FSM19.0%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 138009
The Elms Primary School
Academy converter · Faringdon · SN7 7HZ
Ages 3–11 · 251 pupils · Oxfordshire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
50%
Overall absence
6.0%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-05-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 4.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 329
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
28
Places offered
28
1st-preference offers
28
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 64
- 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 fill60%
251 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- Boys / girls
- 144 / 107
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 251 / 420 (60%)
- Free school meals
- 20%
- FSM pupils
- 47
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
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: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Faringdon Academy of Schools
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Rubba
Location
- Address
- The Elms, Gloucester Street
- Postcode
- SN7 7HZ
- Town
- Faringdon
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, 251 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 20%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Faringdon · SN7 7QA · Oxfordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS240%
- Absence2.7%
- FSM1.2%
- Demand0.92
2.4 miles away
Faringdon Community College
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Faringdon · SN7 7LB · Oxfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att846.0
- P80.0
- EM5+37%
- Absence10.4%
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Rubba
- Telephone
- 01367240232