The Batt Church of England Primary SchoolTower Hill Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Batt Church of England Primary School and Tower Hill Community Primary School are primary schools in Witney.

  • The Batt Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Tower Hill Community Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Batt Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Batt Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Tower Hill Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for The Batt Church of England Primary School and 35.0% for Tower Hill Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Batt Church of England Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Tower Hill Community Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 35.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Batt Church of England Primary School versus Tower Hill Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WitneyThe Batt Church of England Primary SchoolWitneyTower Hill Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking167th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure225th of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll317 186
Capacity330 210
LocationWitney, OX28 6DY Witney, OX28 6NB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Stronger figure35.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census317 186
Free school meals (ever 6)12.6% 39.4%
English as an additional language11.4% 8.6%
SEN support2.2% 25.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure8.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.0% Stronger figure23.7% 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.

The Batt Church of England Primary School

Tower Hill Community Primary School

Full profiles: The Batt Church of England Primary School · Tower Hill Community Primary School