Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School
High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QJ
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Gillian Fraser
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Wantage
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 123153
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
About this school
Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Abingdon. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 82 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -5.30 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - |
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 Long Wittenham (Church of England) 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 | 56% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 90% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 25.6% | 82 | — |
| Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 66 | 0.1 miles |
| Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 80 | 1.0 miles |
| Sires Hill Primary Academy | — | 4.1% | 0% | 117 | 1.8 miles |
| Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School | 38% | 4.4% | 8% | 76 | 1.9 miles |
| Abbey Woods Academy | 70% | 8.1% | 42% | 138 | 1.9 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.6%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 6.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Sires Hill Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School1.9 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
Abbey Woods Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Wallingford
Other schools in Abingdon
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
- Longworth Primary School Primary
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School teach?
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Abingdon.
- Has Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School 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 many pupils are at Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School?
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School had 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Wittenham (Church of England) 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 31 October 2023.