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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX26 2LUKing's Meadow Primary School
Primary

King's Meadow Primary School

Primary

Cherwell · Bicester · OX26 2LU www.kings-meadow.oxon.sch.uk

Pupils
434
cap. 455
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
434
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
434
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of King's Meadow Primary School · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
0pp
69%64%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
10%
+5pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
434
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Shakespeare Drive, Bicester, OX26 2LU
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%10%70%20%74%12%84%24%82%76%104.0107.0104.013%434
2023/2460%5%82%22%75%10%78%18%82%75%105.0104.0104.011%445
2022/2359%2%76%25%71%3%83%14%81%81%106.0105.0105.0+1.10-0.90+0.7012%455
2018/1969%10%76%26%81%21%78%31%83%76%105.0106.0107.0+3.50+3.30+3.5011%411
2017/1868%13%77%30%84%20%86%36%79%84%106.0106.0107.0-0.80-1.00+0.606%412
2016/1760%5%64%31%85%13%69%20%73%75%103.0103.0105.0-0.10+1.10+0.008%405

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543422.513%13%13%5%8%
2023/2444522.011%12%12%6%15%
2022/2345521.612%10%14%6%19%
2021/2244719.911%10%13%6%16%
2020/2143323.111%10%14%
2018/1941123.011%9%13%4%7%
2017/1841222.96%9%12%4%5%
2016/1740524.58%10%12%4%6%

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