The Elms Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
May 13 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
138009
Address
The Elms, Gloucester Street, SN7 7HZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
304 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
55.6%
Girls
44.4%
First language not English
7.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.1%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.6%
Unclassified 6.6%
Mixed 5.2%
African 3%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingBelow average-1.4
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Elms Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
36
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
5
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
5
2
Reception, Part-time
7
4
3
Reception, Full-time
28
18
10
Year 1
29
18
11
Year 2
28
17
11
Year 3
28
15
13
Year 4
49
27
22
Year 5
28
13
15
Year 6
89
47
42
Year 2024-2025