Kingham Primary School
Kingham Primary School, Kingham, OX7 6YD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Prockter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 123003
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01608658366
About this school
Kingham Primary School is a community primary school in Kingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingham 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 87% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 33% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Kingham 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 | 73% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingham Primary School compares
Kingham Primary School ranked 9th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 238 | — |
| Bledington Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 81 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton | 37% | 4.4% | 34.3% | 190 | 3.5 miles |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton | 71% | 5.7% | 23.5% | 187 | 3.9 miles |
| Wychwood Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 286 | 3.9 miles |
| Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School | 44% | 5.9% | 14.1% | 91 | 4.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.31%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bledington Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton3.5 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton3.9 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Wychwood Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Common questions
- What ages does Kingham Primary School teach?
- Kingham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingham Primary School is Mr Nicholas Prockter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingham 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 Kingham Primary School?
- Kingham Primary School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kingham Primary School full?
- Kingham Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 238 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingham Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Kingham Primary School ranked 9th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingham 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.