Great Tew County Primary School
Great Tew, Chipping Norton, OX7 4DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Jenkins
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 123002
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01608683642
About this school
Great Tew County Primary School is a community primary school in Chipping Norton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Tew County Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 64% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 21% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 86% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Great Tew County Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Tew County Primary School compares
Great Tew County Primary School ranked 29th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 100 | — |
| Enstone Primary School | 78% | 5.8% | 22.1% | 81 | 3.3 miles |
| Middle Barton Primary School | 67% | 3.3% | 11.3% | 106 | 3.6 miles |
| Hook Norton Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 271 | 3.7 miles |
| Bloxham Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 15.1% | 320 | 4.5 miles |
| Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 58% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 112 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report25 March 2025
- 16 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.94%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 7.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Enstone Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Middle Barton Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Hook Norton Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Bloxham Church of England Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
Other schools in Chipping Norton
Great Tew County Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Chipping Norton.
- Bledington Primary School Primary
- Chadlington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enstone Primary School Primary
- Finstock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton Primary
- Middle Barton Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton Primary
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- The ACE Centre Nursery School Nursery
- Chipping Norton School Secondary
- Kingham Hill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Great Tew County Primary School teach?
- Great Tew County Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chipping Norton.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Tew County Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Tew County Primary School is Mrs Lynn Jenkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Tew County Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Tew County Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Great Tew County Primary School?
- Great Tew County Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Tew County Primary School full?
- Great Tew County Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 100 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Great Tew County Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Tew County Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Tew County Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Tew County Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Great Tew County Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Tew County Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Great Tew County Primary School ranked 29th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Tew County Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Tew County Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Tew County Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Tew County Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.