Stephen Freeman Community Primary School is a primary school located in Didcot. 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 01/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Freeman Road, Didcot, OX11 7BZ
Website: http://www.stephen-freeman.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01235814718
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jessica Butler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123079

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.3
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydalls Nursery School
Lydalls Road , OX11 7HX
4out of 4 1,364 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stephen Freeman Community Primary School
Freeman Road , OX11 7BZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Didcot Primary Academy
Chestnut Drive , Great Western Park OX11 6DP
4out of 4 783 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB
2out of 4 878 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Aureus Primary School
Clover Fields , Great Western Park OX11 6GS
- not rated 1,136 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ladygrove Park Primary School
Avon Way , OX11 7GB
4out of 4 1,677 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ
4out of 4 774 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Aureus School
Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF
- not rated 988 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
UTC Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ
3out of 4 1,137 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
St Birinus School
Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ
3out of 4 1,887 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.