Benson Church of England Primary School | Primary in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Benson Church of England Primary School

Primary

South Oxfordshire · Wallingford · OX10 6LX www.bensoncofeprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
329
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
15 Jul 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
13 Mar 2024
School inspection
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5 Oct 2019
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in South Oxfordshire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
34%
-22pp
LA
63%
England
63%
62%48%34%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
3%
-6pp
LA
10%
England
8%
9%6%3%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
45%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
45%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
55%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 106.06
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 104.38
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
313
cap. 315
313286258
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.5
LA AVG 20.86:1
25.522.719.9
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
6%
LA AVG 15.71%
6%5%3%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 16%
16%13%11%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
15%
LA AVG 20.02%
15%13%12%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
14%
LA
12%
England
13%
14%11%9%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressOxford Road, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6LX
Telephone01491202502
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.5:1
Religious characterChurch of England

Nearby schools

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Finance£5472 spend / pupil£5836 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2534%3%313
2023/2456%9%291
2022/2362%3%+0.70+0.10-2.80275
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2555%24%45%3%45%10%79%55%102.099.0101.015%
2023/2466%28%66%13%66%13%75%69%104.0103.0103.014%
2022/2383%48%79%14%69%10%72%83%107.0102.0104.015%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Oct 2019 (was URN 123125)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2018/1954%12%-2.10-0.40-2.70225
2017/1869%19%+0.80+0.00+0.00206
2016/1767%8%+2.50-2.30-0.70202

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531325.515%6%16%5%14%
2023/2429123.014%5%14%5%12%
2022/2327522.715%4%12%4%9%
2021/2226619.914%3%11%6%13%
2020/2125821.812%3%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.