West Witney Primary School & Nursery
Edington Road, Witney, OX28 5FZ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by West Witney Primary School & Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Birnage
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 123084
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
About this school
West Witney Primary School & Nursery was a community primary school in Witney. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 451 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Witney Primary School & Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 63% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 83% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 64% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 West Witney Primary School & Nursery 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 | 52% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Witney Primary School & Nursery compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 451 | — |
| West Witney Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 434 | 0.0 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney | 50% | 5.7% | 18.7% | 247 | 0.3 miles |
| Queen Emma's Primary School | 24% | 7.4% | 29.7% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| Tower Hill Community Primary School | 35% | 8.6% | 39.4% | 174 | 0.6 miles |
| Windrush Church of England Primary School | — | 4.5% | 15.8% | 188 | 0.7 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)
- 19.14%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 7.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Witney Primary School & Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Witney
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney0.3 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Queen Emma's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Tower Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Windrush Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Witney
Other schools in Witney
- Combe CofE Primary School Primary
- Ducklington Primary School Primary
- Eynsham Community Primary School Primary
- Freeland Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hailey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hanborough Manor CofE School Primary
- Leafield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Madley Brook Community Primary School Primary
- North Leigh Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Primary
- Queen Emma's Primary School Primary
- St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Witney Primary School & Nursery teach?
- West Witney Primary School & Nursery taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Witney.
- Has West Witney Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Witney Primary School & Nursery under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is West Witney Primary School & Nursery?
- West Witney Primary School & Nursery had 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have West Witney Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are West Witney Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Witney Primary School & Nursery'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 8 July 2025.