St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
Station Road, Chinnor, OX39 4PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annette Mashru
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 123126
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844351353
About this school
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chinnor. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 411 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 45% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 66% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 52% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 57% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor 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 | 62% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor compares
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor ranked 145th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 411 | — |
| Mill Lane Community Primary School | 83% | 4.3% | 10.2% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.5% | 99 | 1.8 miles |
| Stokenchurch Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 15.5% | 375 | 3.0 miles |
| Lewknor Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.6% | 9.2% | 74 | 3.1 miles |
| Longwick Church of England Combined School | 61% | 6.5% | 17.9% | 157 | 3.2 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)
- 7.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill Lane Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chinnor
-
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Watlington
-
Stokenchurch Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Lewknor Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Watlington
-
Longwick Church of England Combined School3.2 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
Other schools in Chinnor
Common questions
- What ages does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor teach?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chinnor.
- Who is the headteacher of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor?
- The headteacher of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor is Mrs Annette Mashru, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor, 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 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor full?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor has capacity for 420 pupils and 411 on roll (98%), 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 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor have?
- The schools register lists St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor ranked 145th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor's absence rate?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor'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.