Combe CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Witney, Oxfordshire
Combe CofE Primary School is a primary school in Witney, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Walk, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud to be members of their kind, happy and welcoming school.”
- “Leaders encourage pupils to embody the school’s values of ‘community, compassion and wisdom’.”
- “Pupils enjoy an interesting range of after-school clubs.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects and areas of learning, the key knowledge that pupils are intended to learn is not thought through carefully enough.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “Leaders have identified that staff do not support pupils’ learning of phonics as effectively in key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 89% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Oxfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Hanborough Manor CofE School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Stonesfield Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged
- Freeland Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Bladon Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- North Leigh Church of England School 2.4 mi Good
- Woodstock Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Finstock Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Outstanding
- Charlbury Primary School 3.9 mi Good