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The Blake Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
367Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141840URN

Cogges Hill Road, Cogges, Witney, OX28 3FR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

71 applications for 26 places · 56th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 10 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

25 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 March 2020
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as The Blake Church of England (Aided) Primary School (URN 123192), the previous school.

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	26	71	2.7	26	1.00
Sep 2025	53	108	2.0	53	1.00
Sep 2024	47	90	1.9	42	0.89
Sep 2023	37	76	2.1	37	1.00
Sep 2022	48	85	1.8	47	0.98
Sep 2021	50	97	1.9	49	0.98
Sep 2020	48	82	1.7	47	0.98
Sep 2019	36	69	1.9	35	0.97
Sep 2018	46	87	1.9	45	0.98
Sep 2017	60	119	2.0	61	1.02
Sep 2016	60	132	2.2	74	1.23
Sep 2015 *	58	112	1.9	51	0.88
Sep 2014 *	58	125	2.2	62	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 65% · Maths 63% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%171st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	52%	15%	103	102
2023/24	67%	8%	106	105
2022/23	60%	3%	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

The Blake Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place
The Batt Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

12.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Madley Brook Community Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Tower Hill Community Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma's Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Witney Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ducklington Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141840 · 931/3600
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 367 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: The Blake Church of England (Aided) Primary School (URN 123192)
Address: Cogges Hill Road, Cogges, Witney, OX28 3FR
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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