Mulberry Bush School
Abingdon Road, Standlake, Witney, OX29 7RW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Clarke (Interim Head)
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 123330
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865300202
About this school
Mulberry Bush School is a special school in Witney. It teaches children aged 5 to 12 and has 24 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Mulberry Bush 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cokethorpe School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Witney
-
Cothill House4.8 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
St Hugh's School5.1 miles
Independent schools · Oxfordshire
-
Springfield School5.1 miles
Academies · Witney
-
The King's School5.6 miles
Independent schools · Witney
Other schools in Witney
- Springfield School Academies
- Combe CofE Primary School Primary
- Ducklington Primary School Primary
- Eynsham Community Primary School Primary
- Freeland Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hailey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hanborough Manor CofE School Primary
- Leafield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Madley Brook Community Primary School Primary
- North Leigh Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Primary
- Queen Emma's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mulberry Bush School teach?
- Mulberry Bush School teaches children aged 5 to 12. It is a special school in Witney.
- Who is the headteacher of Mulberry Bush School?
- The headteacher of Mulberry Bush School is Mrs Fiona Clarke (Interim Head), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mulberry Bush School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry Bush 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 Mulberry Bush School?
- Mulberry Bush School has 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 12.
- Is Mulberry Bush School full?
- Mulberry Bush School has capacity for 40 pupils and 24 on roll (60%), 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 Mulberry Bush School a faith school?
- No. Mulberry Bush School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Mulberry Bush School have?
- The schools register lists Mulberry Bush School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Mulberry Bush School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mulberry Bush School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.