Stephen Freeman Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Didcot (Oxfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.5
▲ 3.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.7%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
107%
450 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Stephen Freeman Primary School is a primary school located in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 449 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Jessica Lewis.
Key facts
- URN
- 151279
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Bodeker | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott Leader | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Bews | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Gareth Clarke | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sallie Anne Greenhalgh | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Céline Ottaway | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Lindsay | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Picken | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Ms Andrea Coppock | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Jess Lewis Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
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