Middle Barton Primary School
27 Church Lane, Middle Barton, Chipping Norton, OX7 7BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Griffin
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 146236
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869340522
About this school
Middle Barton Primary School is a primary academy in Chipping Norton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 106 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 November 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 | 20 | 14 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 79% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 14% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 100% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Middle Barton 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 | 55% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 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 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middle Barton Primary School compares
Middle Barton Primary School ranked 95th 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 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.3% | 11.3% | 106 | — |
| Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 194 | 2.3 miles |
| Great Tew County Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 100 | 3.6 miles |
| Tackley Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 17% | 115 | 4.0 miles |
| Enstone Primary School | 78% | 5.8% | 22.1% | 81 | 4.0 miles |
| Deddington Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 8.5% | 212 | 4.3 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)
- 11.32%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.28%
- Persistent absence
- 5.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Great Tew County Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Tackley Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Kidlington
-
Enstone Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Deddington Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Chipping Norton
Middle Barton Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Chipping Norton.
- Bledington Primary School Primary
- Chadlington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enstone Primary School Primary
- Finstock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Great Tew County Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton Primary
- St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton Primary
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- The ACE Centre Nursery School Nursery
- Chipping Norton School Secondary
- Kingham Hill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Middle Barton Primary School teach?
- Middle Barton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chipping Norton.
- Who is the headteacher of Middle Barton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Middle Barton Primary School is Mrs Kim Griffin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Middle Barton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middle Barton 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 Middle Barton Primary School?
- Middle Barton Primary School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Middle Barton Primary School full?
- Middle Barton Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 106 on roll (61%), 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 Middle Barton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Middle Barton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Middle Barton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Middle Barton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Middle Barton Primary School?
- Middle Barton Primary School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Middle Barton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% 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 Middle Barton Primary School rank locally?
- Middle Barton Primary School ranked 95th 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 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Middle Barton Primary School's absence rate?
- Middle Barton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middle Barton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middle Barton 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 10 July 2026.