Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 6YD
10 reasons to choose Kingham Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Kingham Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in the Chipping Norton area, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Kingham Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2010) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Kingham Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kingham Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Kingham Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Maths is taught separately, but other subjects are taught in termly themes with cross-curricular links as a ‘creative curriculum’. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Kingham Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kingham Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Kingham Primary School
Windrush Valley School (5.4 miles); Kitebrook Preparatory School (5.5 miles).
Enstone Primary School (8.1 miles); The Rissington School (8.4 miles); Great Tew County Primary School (10.2 miles).
Kingham Hill School (1.4 miles); Sibford School (12 miles); The King’s School, Witney (13 miles).
The Cotswold Academy (8.6 miles); Burford School (9.6 miles); Wood Green School (13 miles).