Buckland Church of England Primary SchoolLongcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Faringdon.

Summary of the comparison

Buckland Church of England Primary School and Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Faringdon.

  • Buckland Church of England Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Buckland Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Buckland Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding and Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 93.0% for Buckland Church of England Primary School and 72.0% for Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Buckland Church of England Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Buckland Church of England Primary School versus Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FaringdonBuckland Church of England Primary SchoolFaringdonLongcot and Fernham Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking22nd of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure84th of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Strong
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll117 132
Capacity105 140
LocationFaringdon, SN7 8RB Faringdon, SN7 7SY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard93.0% Stronger figure72.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census117 132
Free school meals (ever 6)1.9% 5.6%
English as an additional language4.3% 3.8%
SEN support14.5% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.3% Stronger figure10.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Buckland Church of England Primary School

Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Buckland Church of England Primary School · Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School