Fir Tree Junior School
Radnor Road, Wallingford, OX10 0NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Marc Knight
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 145649
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491836341
About this school
Fir Tree Junior School is a primary academy in Wallingford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fir Tree Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 75% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Fir Tree Junior 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 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fir Tree Junior School compares
Fir Tree Junior School ranked 76th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4% | 14.9% | 228 | — |
| St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford | — | 5.6% | 17.1% | 145 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Primary School | 57% | 3.5% | 8.7% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School | 73% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 222 | 1.2 miles |
| Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 9.7% | 163 | 1.3 miles |
| Benson Church of England Primary School | 34% | 5.3% | 15.6% | 329 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.89%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford0.3 miles
Primary · Wallingford
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St John's Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School1.2 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
Benson Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Wallingford
Other schools in Wallingford
Fir Tree Junior School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wallingford.
- Abbey Woods Academy Primary
- Benson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cholsey Primary School Primary
- Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Primary
- Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School Primary
- Ewelme CofE Primary School Primary
- RAF Benson Community Primary School Primary
- St John's Primary School Primary
- St Laurence Church of England School Primary
- St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford Primary
- Wallingford School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Fir Tree Junior School teach?
- Fir Tree Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallingford.
- Who is the headteacher of Fir Tree Junior School?
- The headteacher of Fir Tree Junior School is Mr Marc Knight, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fir Tree Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fir Tree Junior 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 many pupils are at Fir Tree Junior School?
- Fir Tree Junior School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Fir Tree Junior School full?
- Fir Tree Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 228 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 Fir Tree Junior School a faith school?
- No. Fir Tree Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fir Tree Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fir Tree Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Fir Tree Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Fir Tree Junior School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fir Tree Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fir Tree Junior School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Fir Tree Junior School ranked 76th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fir Tree Junior School's absence rate?
- Fir Tree Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fir Tree Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fir Tree Junior 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 10 July 2026.