South Stoke Primary School, Goring
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
South Stoke Primary School excels at creating a warm, caring environment where every child feels known and valued. Teachers know pupils deeply and provide tailored support to help all learners, including those with additional needs, thrive. The school's strong focus on early reading and mathematics skills, combined with excellent pastoral care and consistent positive behaviour, makes it an inclusive place where children develop confidence and a love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Warm, inclusive culture where all pupils feel safe, known and valued with excellent pastoral care
- Consistently positive behaviour and strong relationships between staff and pupils
- Early reading outcomes often above national average with effective phonics teaching
- Highly responsive support for pupils with additional needs and those joining mid-year
- Professional leadership with clear vision and effective governance providing support and challenge
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' recall of prior learning in the wider curriculum is inconsistent, particularly for mid-year joiners
- Teaching activities in the wider curriculum are not always well-designed or their impact checked
- Curriculum knowledge and skills in wider subjects are not clearly defined, making progress harder to assess
- Some mixed-age class pupils do not keep up with whole-class teaching delivery
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture where leaders fulfil responsibilities and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, helping pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, sports activities, board-game sessions, brass instrument lessons, cooking club, visits to castles and palaces, musical performances in London
South Stoke Primary School is a small, inclusive primary school with a nurturing ethos where pupils feel happy, safe and valued. The school has made positive progress in recent years with strong pastoral care and positive behaviour, though there are areas for development in curriculum knowledge retention and teaching consistency.
At a Glance
20.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
11.0
Avg class size
6.0
Infant (KS1)
16.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
46%
Available places
24 pupils
52 capacity
28 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Goring
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Goring
Admissions Demand - Oxfordshire
Places available
8,555
Applications
6,831
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Oxfordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(19)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
13.11966%
Overall absence
27.58621%
Persistent absence
29
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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