# Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School is a primary school in South Oxfordshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 76 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E123129. [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 76
- Council: South Oxfordshire
- URN: 123129

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, April 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 1 April 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 38% of pupils at Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Abbey Woods Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-woods-academy-e139709): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/123129)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/123129)

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