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Wood Farm Primary School, Oxford

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Wood Farm Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Oxford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 46 schools in Oxford with published results, and 5,775th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Wood Farm Primary School in detail

Wood Farm Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "We're delighted that you are thinking of joining Wood Farm Primary School. Tell us you'd like to visit us: click here to give us your contact details and some basic information. Our office staff will be in touch at the start of the school year in September to arrange a time for you to visit us."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Wood Farm Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 78% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Wood Farm Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Wood Farm Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Wood Farm Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wood Farm Primary School are Windmill Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 74% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 90% maths); Tyndale Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 75% maths); and Bayards Hill School (0.9 miles, Good, 70% reading, 83% maths).

Wood Farm Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Windmill Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, OxfordTyndale Community SchoolBayards Hill School

Who goes there

38.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (33%), White British (25%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 81 pupils (21.2%) received SEN support and 31 (8.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Wood Farm Primary School had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community Centre (opposite), 100 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 239 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Wood Farm Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wood Farm Primary School are Cheney School (0.9 miles), Oxford Spires Academy (1 mile) and Greyfriars Catholic School (1.5 miles).

Cheney SchoolOxford Spires AcademyGreyfriars Catholic School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr David Lewin
Pupils:382
LA:Oxfordshire
Phone:01865762575
Address:Titup Hall Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8QQ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 November 2022View full report
URN:123074
UKPRN:10073917
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Oxford East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2022 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.

At a Glance

27.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+5ppWriting-1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.3

Avg class size

26.3

Infant (KS1)

28.0

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wood Farm Primary School.

  • High Flyers Oxford LimitedAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Oxford East Kumon Centre450m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Wood Farm Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

Source: Oxfordshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Community Centre (opp)
103m · 2 min walk
Foresters Tower (o/s)
132m · 2 min walk
Masons Road North (W-bound)
143m · 2 min walk
Wood Farm Primary School (o/s)
198m · 3 min walk
Masons Road East (NW-bound)
223m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
35
Fatal
0
Serious
10
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Wood Farm Primary School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to Wood Farm Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Oxfordshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Wood Farm Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Oxfordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

398 pupils

420 places

22 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Oxford

Low pressure
New homes approved:5,509
Projected new pupils:1,377

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oxford

Across Oxfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

8,615

Applications

6,903

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

8 November 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood
9 May 2017
27 June 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

81

SEN Support

31

EHC Plans

29.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication62
Social, Emotional & Mental Health29
Moderate Learning Difficulty8
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Severe Learning Difficulty3
Profound & Multiple LD2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
24.6%
Asian
33.0%
Black
7.9%
Mixed
15.2%
Chinese
0.8%
Other
6.5%
Unclassified
2.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals27.2%
English as Additional Language38.7%

382

Total Pupils

200

Boys

182

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

28

Teachers

13.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,569

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,923

Per pupil

£2660k

Total funding

£186k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£302,377
EAL funding£50,929
Lump sum£148,458

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.4%

Overall absence

17.8%

Persistent absence

366

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
Persistent (10%+)17.8%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

5.1%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
8.7%
21/22
7.5%
22/23
6.8%
23/24
6.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Wood Farm Primary School

What are SATs results like at Wood Farm Primary School?

Of the pupils at Wood Farm Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Wood Farm Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Wood Farm Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022.

What is the catchment area for Wood Farm Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Wood Farm Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Wood Farm Primary School?

Wood Farm Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Wood Farm Primary School?

Classes at Wood Farm Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Wood Farm Primary School?

Wood Farm Primary School has around 382 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Wood Farm Primary School?

6.4% of sessions were missed at Wood Farm Primary School in 2024/25. 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wood Farm Primary School?

Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wood Farm Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Wood Farm Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: High Flyers Oxford Limited (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Wood Farm Primary School's term dates?

Wood Farm Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).

How many road collisions happen near Wood Farm Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Wood Farm Primary School?

Wood Farm Primary School is at Titup Hall Drive, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 8QQ.

Sources: Oxfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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