Queen Emma's Primary School
Burwell Drive, Witney, OX28 5JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MILL ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Miss Leanne Dixon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 142362
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993704770
About this school
Queen Emma's Primary School is a primary academy in Witney. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 179 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 53 | 33 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 36% | 24% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 52% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 55% | 36% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 55% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Queen Emma's 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 | 38% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 24% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Emma's Primary School compares
Queen Emma's Primary School ranked 227th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24% | 7.4% | 29.7% | 179 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney | 50% | 5.7% | 18.7% | 247 | 0.3 miles |
| The Batt Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 12.6% | 289 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School | — | 8.6% | 13% | 56 | 0.6 miles |
| West Witney Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 434 | 0.6 miles |
| Tower Hill Community Primary School | 35% | 8.6% | 39.4% | 174 | 0.6 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)
- 29.67%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 23.73%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney0.3 miles
Primary · Witney
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The Batt Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Witney
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St Mary's Church of England Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Witney
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West Witney Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Witney
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Tower Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Witney
Other schools in Witney
Queen Emma's Primary School ranks 19th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Witney.
- 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
- St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen Emma's Primary School teach?
- Queen Emma's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Witney.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Emma's Primary School?
- The headteacher of Queen Emma's Primary School is Miss Leanne Dixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen Emma's Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Emma's 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 Queen Emma's Primary School?
- Queen Emma's Primary School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Queen Emma's Primary School full?
- Queen Emma's Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 179 on roll (57%), 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 Queen Emma's Primary School a faith school?
- No. Queen Emma's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Emma's Primary School a selective school?
- No. Queen Emma's Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Queen Emma's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queen Emma's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Queen Emma's Primary School?
- Queen Emma's Primary School is part of THE MILL ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Emma's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 24% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Emma's Primary School rank locally?
- Queen Emma's Primary School ranked 227th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Emma's Primary School's absence rate?
- Queen Emma's Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Emma's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Emma's 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 2 July 2026.