Dorchester St Birinus Church of England SchoolLong Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School and Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School are primary schools.

  • Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School was judged Good and Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School and 63.0% for Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School (57.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School versus Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallingfordDorchester St Birinus Church of England SchoolAbingdonLong Wittenham (Church of England) Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100D49/100Stronger figure
Local ranking210th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure224th of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll75 68
Capacity105 105
LocationWallingford, OX10 7HR Abingdon, OX14 4QJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census75 68
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 11.8%
English as an additional language16.0% 5.9%
SEN support30.7% 19.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure4.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% Stronger figure12.3% 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.

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School

Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School

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