# St Swithun's CofE Primary School

St Swithun's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Vale of White Horse, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 420 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E123177. [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 420
- Council: Vale of White Horse
- URN: 123177

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 73% of pupils at St Swithun's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
19% 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 | 73% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Chandlings Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chandlings-prep-e131981): 1.6 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Rose Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-school-e146278): 1.7 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Emmanuel Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-christian-school-e123317): 1.7 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [John Henry Newman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-henry-newman-academy-e138774): 1.8 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 69% 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/123177)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/123177)

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