Community school · Oxfordshire

Mill Lane Community Primary School

3–11Ages
231Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123036URN

Mill Lane, Chinnor, OX39 4RF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

96 applications for 28 places · 28th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

7 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	96	3.4	28	1.00
Sep 2025	29	97	3.3	30	1.03
Sep 2024	29	103	3.6	34	1.17
Sep 2023	29	107	3.7	32	1.10
Sep 2022	30	82	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	81	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	79	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	58	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2018	24	56	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2017	27	58	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2016	28	57	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2015	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2014	26	47	1.8	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%20th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	7%	108	107
2023/24	50%	3%	106	103
2022/23	66%	0%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mill Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

5.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Lewknor Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stokenchurch Primary School
5.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Longwick Church of England Combined School
5.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Radnage Church of England Primary School
5.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
John Hampden Primary School
5.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bledlow Ridge School
6.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123036 · 931/2465
Capacity: 210 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals: 8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mill Lane, Chinnor, OX39 4RF
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources