Eynsham Community Primary School
Beech Road, Eynsham, Witney, OX29 4LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Virginia Bayliss
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Eynsham Partnership Academy
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 426
- URN
- 140827
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865881294
About this school
Eynsham Community Primary School is a primary academy in Witney. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 426 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 85% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 20% | 34% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 88% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Eynsham Community 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 | 76% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eynsham Community Primary School compares
Eynsham Community Primary School ranked 10th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 5.4% | 15.6% | 426 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington | 92% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 89 | 1.4 miles |
| Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School | 91% | 5.9% | 25% | 105 | 2.7 miles |
| Freeland Church of England Primary School | 83% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 131 | 2.7 miles |
| Hanborough Manor CofE School | 58% | 6.7% | 15% | 180 | 2.9 miles |
| William Fletcher Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 18.9% | 210 | 3.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.63%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington1.4 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Freeland Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Hanborough Manor CofE School2.9 miles
Primary · Witney
-
William Fletcher Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Witney
Eynsham Community Primary School ranks 3rd of the 19 ranked primary schools in Witney.
- Combe CofE Primary School Primary
- Ducklington 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
- St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eynsham Community Primary School teach?
- Eynsham Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Witney.
- Who is the headteacher of Eynsham Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eynsham Community Primary School is Mrs Virginia Bayliss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eynsham Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eynsham Community 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 Eynsham Community Primary School?
- Eynsham Community Primary School has 426 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Eynsham Community Primary School full?
- Eynsham Community Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 426 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eynsham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eynsham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eynsham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eynsham Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Eynsham Community Primary School?
- Eynsham Community Primary School is part of EPA TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eynsham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eynsham Community Primary School rank locally?
- Eynsham Community Primary School ranked 10th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eynsham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Eynsham Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eynsham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eynsham Community 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 1 July 2026.