Watchfield Primary School

State-Funded School

watchfield-primary-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

WitneyConstituency

SN6 8SDPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 315 pupils. Watchfield Primary School is part of CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 26%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

15%

Unclassified

Pupils

315

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 315
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Nov 2010	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.