Sunningwell Church of England Primary School
Dark Lane, Sunningwell, Sunningwell C of E Primary, Dark Lane, Sunningwell, OX13 6REOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sunningwell Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sunningwell for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 32nd of 226 primary schools in Oxfordshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 January 2019, report published 11 February 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 June 2024
Pupils are happy and know the importance of behaving well. They enjoy being part of the school, which they say 'feels like a family'. Pupils appreciate the rich opportunities the school provides beyond their small community. School visits are varied and frequent. They include visits to Windsor Castle and local visits to a residential care home for older people. Pupils value these visits. Pupils feel safe. They trust adults to help them if they are worried. Pupils are kind and courteous to one another. Routines and expectations are well established so pupils work attentively in lessons and the school is calm. The youngest children quickly learn to share and take turns. They play and learn together well. Older pupils enjoy their role as reading buddies, sharing their favourite stories with younger pupils. Fostering a love of reading starts as soon as children join school in early years. Here, children begin to learn the sounds they need to become confident readers. Author visits and book events are regular occurrences. Pupils enjoy a range of texts, including familiar traditional tales and stories from other cultures. The school recognises the need to make improvements to other subjects to ensure pupils learn as confidently across the full curriculum.
What the school should improve
- The safeguarding processes used to record the help pupils need and receive are not always as accurate as they could be. This means that the school is not always fully recording the impact of its actions. The school must strengthen the way in which it tracks early help processes and subsequent actions taken.
- In some subjects, the curriculum is not coherently planned and sequenced. As a result, pupils do not build knowledge systematically over time. The school should ensure that it identifies and sequences the important knowledge that pupils need to know and remember in these subjects.
- In some subjects, the school does not ensure that teachers regularly check how well pupils have understood the intended learning of the curriculum. This means that some pupils do not have a secure foundation of knowledge on which to learn more. The school should ensure that all teachers use effective assessment strategies to identify and quickly close gaps in pupils' learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
8 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
78 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Sunningwell Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Furlong Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Chandlings Prep | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Dry Sandford Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Dunmore Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Leech
- Phone
- 01865739378
- Address
- Dark Lane, Sunningwell, Sunningwell C of E Primary, Dark Lane, Sunningwell, OX13 6RE
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 123161
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.