Wychwood Church of England Primary School
Milton Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katy Gent
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 286
- URN
- 123176
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993830059
About this school
Wychwood Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chipping Norton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 286 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wychwood Church of England 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 43 | 48 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 67% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 13% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 85% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 83% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Wychwood 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 | 70% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 290 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wychwood Church of England Primary School compares
Wychwood Church of England Primary School ranked 170th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 286 | — |
| Leafield Church of England Primary School | 86% | 4.2% | 13.3% | 78 | 3.2 miles |
| Bledington Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 81 | 3.2 miles |
| Burford Primary School | 50% | 4% | 16.5% | 144 | 3.8 miles |
| Kingham Primary School | 90% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 238 | 3.9 miles |
| Chadlington Church of England Primary School | 85% | 7.1% | 33% | 91 | 4.4 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)
- 9.31%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leafield Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Bledington Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Burford Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Burford
-
Kingham Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Kingham
-
Chadlington Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
Other schools in Chipping Norton
Wychwood Church of England Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Chipping Norton.
- Bledington Primary School Primary
- Chadlington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enstone Primary School Primary
- Finstock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Great Tew County Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton Primary
- Middle Barton Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton Primary
- The ACE Centre Nursery School Nursery
- Chipping Norton School Secondary
- Kingham Hill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wychwood Church of England Primary School teach?
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chipping Norton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wychwood Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wychwood Church of England Primary School is Mrs Katy Gent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wychwood Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wychwood Church of England 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 Wychwood Church of England Primary School?
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School has 286 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wychwood Church of England Primary School full?
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 286 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Wychwood Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Wychwood Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Wychwood Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wychwood Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wychwood 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 70% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wychwood Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School ranked 170th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wychwood Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wychwood Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wychwood 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 30 June 2026.