Witney East

Summary

Witney East (E02006000) is part of Oxfordshire local authority (view on map). Witney East has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Witney East neighbours Leafield, Minster Lovell & Duckington, Witney Central, and Eynsham & Stanton Harcourt.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Witney East is the 27th least deprived area in Oxfordshire (out of 87) with 16% of children living in low-income families, compared to 22% across Oxfordshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Witney East, 11% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Oxfordshire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Witney East % in Oxfordshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 11% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 89% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Witney East, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in Oxfordshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Witney East % in Oxfordshire % in England
No special educational needs 81% 78% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 17% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Witney East, 14% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 26% in Oxfordshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Witney East % in Oxfordshire % in England
White 85% 74% 67%
Asian 4% 9% 14%
Black 2% 4% 7%
Mixed 6% 8% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Witney East with English as an additional language is 11%, compared with 18% in Oxfordshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Witney East % in Oxfordshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 11% 18% 22%
Known or believed to be English 88% 82% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Witney East has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Witney East
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Witney East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Witney East has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Witney East
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Witney East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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