Shenington Church of England Primary School
Stocking Lane, Shenington, Shenington, OX15 6NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Reynolds
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 123273
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295670273
About this school
Shenington Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Shenington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 84 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 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 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 50% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 85% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Shenington 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 | 77% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shenington Church of England Primary School compares
Shenington Church of England Primary School ranked 94th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 84 | — |
| Tysoe CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.4% | 15% | 121 | 2.0 miles |
| Hornton Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 109 | 2.0 miles |
| Wroxton Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 14.7% | 62 | 2.8 miles |
| Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 11.4% | 93 | 3.3 miles |
| Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School | 43% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 98 | 3.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.19%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 12.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tysoe CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Warwick
-
Hornton Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Wroxton Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Banbury
Common questions
- What year groups does Shenington Church of England Primary School teach?
- Shenington Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Shenington.
- Who is the headteacher of Shenington Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shenington Church of England Primary School is Miss Sarah Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shenington Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shenington 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 big is Shenington Church of England Primary School?
- Shenington Church of England Primary School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shenington Church of England Primary School full?
- Shenington Church of England Primary School has capacity for 108 pupils and 84 on roll (78%), 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 Shenington Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Shenington Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Shenington Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shenington Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Shenington Church of England Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Shenington Church of England Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Shenington 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 77% 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.
- How does Shenington Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Shenington Church of England Primary School ranked 94th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shenington Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Shenington Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shenington Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shenington 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.