The Elms Primary School
The Elms, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Elms Primary School is a primary school in Faringdon for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 125th of 226 primary schools in Oxfordshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 16 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 May 2025
The Elms Primary School is an inclusive and happy community. Pupils typically describe their school as a friendly place where people are kind to each other. They talk proudly about their school values, such as kindness and resilience, and how they are rewarded for demonstrating these. Another of the school's values is community; many pupils take on leadership roles, such as play leaders or reading buddies, through which they support and care for others. Pupils recognise that the school has high expectations of what they can achieve. However, last year the school's published outcomes were below the national average, particularly in reading and mathematics. Improvements have been made to the quality of education, and current pupils are learning well. The school is determined that pupils should have a range of opportunities to learn about the world around them. There has been a focus on diversifying the curriculum and the books pupils read. This encourages pupils to appreciate different cultures and backgrounds. Pupils enjoy opportunities to showcase their talents and interests during assemblies or performances in the community. They look forward to events, such as sporting festivals and science fairs, where they compete against other schools.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes the design of tasks across the wider curriculum is not consistently as ambitious as it could be. This means that some pupils do not learn to apply their learning as confidently and independently as they could, for example in extended writing tasks. The school should ensure that the lesson activities provide pupils with suitably challenging opportunities to apply their learning across a range of subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
90 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
251 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near The Elms Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folly View Primary | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 72% met the expected standard |
| Clanfield CofE Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 44% met the expected standard |
| Buckland Church of England Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 93% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Rubba
- Phone
- 01367240232
- Address
- The Elms, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HZ
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 138009
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.