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Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School, Abingdon

High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4QJ

Long Wittenham (CofE) Primary School, Abingdon OX14

10 reasons to choose Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School

Main point of differentiation

Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in the Wallingford area, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 66. (read the area review here)

School fundamentals

Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 5 members of Ridgeway Education Trust.

Average class size

Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 21 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately with some cross-curricular themes and theme days. 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, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip in Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Long Wittenham Church of England 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 8.00am (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).

Find another school near Long Wittenham Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Our Lady’s Abingdon Lower School (5.3 miles); The Unicorn School, Juniors (5.6 miles); The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department (5.8 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Laurence Church of England School, Warborough (5.3 miles); Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School (5.9 miles); Ewelme Church of England Primary School (8.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Our Lady’s Abingdon (5.2 miles); Abingdon School (5.3 miles); The Unicorn School, Abingdon (5.6 miles).

State Senior Schools

Didcot Girls’ School (4.6 miles); Wallingford School (5 miles); John Mason School (5.4 miles).

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