Shipton Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1LL
10 reasons to choose Woodstock Church of England Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Woodstock Church of England Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in West Oxfordshire, also ranking in the top 50 in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Woodstock Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2013) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Woodstock Church of England Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Woodstock Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 19% of schools.
The Woodstock Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately and coordinated by half-termly topics. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and residential trips from Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Woodstock Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Woodstock Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
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