Ducklington Primary School is a primary school located in Witney. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Aston Road, Witney, OX29 7US
Website: http://ducklington.oxon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01993703651
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Russell Leigh
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123107

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 249
Number of Pupils: 232
Number of Boys: 128
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6 to -1.1
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ducklington Primary School
Aston Road , Ducklington OX29 7US
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Infant School
19 Church Green , OX28 4AZ
3out of 4 2,136 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Queen Emma's Primary School
Burwell Drive , OX28 5JW
3out of 4 2,223 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Blake Church of England Primary School
Cogges Hill Road , Cogges OX28 3FR
2out of 4 2,292 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Batt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Corn Street , OX28 6DY
4out of 4 2,398 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Henry Box School
Church Green , OX28 4AX
3out of 4 2,034 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cokethorpe School
Cokethorpe Park , OX29 7PU
- not rated 2,019 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.