Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School
Main Street, Checkendon, RG8 0SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hillier
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 123200
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491680693
About this school
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Checkendon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 86 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 75% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 38% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 88% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 88% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 112.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.80 | - | - |
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 Checkendon Church of England (A) 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 | 80% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 5.4% | 86 | — |
| Stoke Row CofE Primary School | 33% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 50 | 1.1 miles |
| Woodcote Primary School | 52% | 3.5% | 17.8% | 168 | 1.2 miles |
| Peppard Church of England Primary School | 80% | 5.7% | 10% | 61 | 3.0 miles |
| Kidmore End Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 151 | 3.2 miles |
| Nettlebed Community School | 100% | 4.1% | 9.5% | 165 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.41%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 10.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Row CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Nr. Henley-on-Thames
-
Woodcote Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Peppard Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
-
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Nettlebed Community School3.2 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
Common questions
- What year groups does Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School teach?
- Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Checkendon.
- Who is the headteacher of Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School?
- The headteacher of Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School is Mrs Sarah Hillier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Checkendon Church of England (A) 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 big is Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School?
- Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School full?
- Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 86 on roll (82%), 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 Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School's absence rate?
- Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Checkendon Church of England (A) 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.