Nettlebed Community School
High Street, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bethany Greenwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 123037
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491641328
About this school
Nettlebed Community School is a community primary school in Henley-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 47% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 65% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 53% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 59% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Nettlebed Community 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nettlebed Community School compares
Nettlebed Community School ranked 1st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 4.1% | 9.5% | 165 | — |
| Stoke Row CofE Primary School | 33% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 50 | 2.2 miles |
| Peppard Church of England Primary School | 80% | 5.7% | 10% | 61 | 3.2 miles |
| Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School | — | 6.1% | 5.4% | 86 | 3.2 miles |
| Badgemore Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 21.9% | 124 | 4.2 miles |
| Sonning Common Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 21.8% | 292 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 9 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.52%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 4.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Row CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Nr. Henley-on-Thames
-
Peppard Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
-
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Checkendon
-
Badgemore Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
-
Sonning Common Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Henley-on-Thames
Nettlebed Community School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Henley-on-Thames.
- Badgemore Primary School Primary
- Frieth Church of England Combined School Primary
- Peppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames Primary
- Shiplake Church of England School Primary
- Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Road School Primary
- Gillotts School Secondary
- The Henley College 16 plus
- Rupert House School Independent schools
- Shiplake College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Nettlebed Community School teach?
- Nettlebed Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Henley-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Nettlebed Community School?
- The headteacher of Nettlebed Community School is Mrs Bethany Greenwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nettlebed Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nettlebed Community 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 big is Nettlebed Community School?
- Nettlebed Community School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Nettlebed Community School full?
- Nettlebed Community School has capacity for 164 pupils and 165 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 Nettlebed Community School a faith school?
- No. Nettlebed Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nettlebed Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Nettlebed Community School as having nursery classes.
- How have Nettlebed Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nettlebed Community School rank locally?
- Nettlebed Community School ranked 1st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nettlebed Community School's absence rate?
- Nettlebed Community School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nettlebed Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nettlebed Community 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.