Botley School

State-Funded School

botley-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Oxford West and AbingdonConstituency

OX2 9JZPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Botley School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 189 pupils. Botley School is part of Acer Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

189

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 189
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Acer Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Sept 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement
12 May 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.