Queen Emma's Primary School is a primary academy in Witney, United Kingdom with 179 pupils, part of The Mill Academy. Ofsted: Good, inspected 16 April 2024. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (closes 23 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Leanne Dixon, Headteacher
Trust or group
The Mill Academy
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
179 pupils · 58% girls · 25.1% eligible for free school meals · 25.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
30 (16.8%) on SEN support · 11 (6.1%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Location
Witney, OX28 5JW, United Kingdom
Telephone
01993704770
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as The Mill Academy. Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Queen Emma's Primary School sits at the heart of our local community. We are seeking a HLTA to work under the instruction / guidance of the teacher or senior staff to deliver…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
24%
4%
2023/24
36%
0%
2022/23
38%
4%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
16 April 2024
Graded inspection
Good
11 September 2018
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
10.0
18.0
–
0
£50,078
2024/25
11.3
16.1
34%
1
£45,547
2023/24
10.2
18.9
19%
0
£41,797
2022/23
14.6
15.1
30%
0
£35,833
2021/22
12.3
17.5
25%
0
£33,917
2020/21
14.5
15.3
25%
0
£36,415
Earlier years (2015/16 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
12.1
18.6
44%
0
£35,589
2018/19
10.4
21.7
34%
0
£35,328
2017/18
9.8
23.8
39%
0
£33,324
2016/17
10.4
23.2
23%
0
£32,020
2015/16
10.4
22.3
33%
0
£34,493
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.8%
1.4%
19.2%
1.2%
2024/25
6.8%
2.0%
21.6%
1.7%
2023/24
7.6%
1.9%
20.0%
1.1%
2022/23
6.5%
1.6%
18.7%
0.5%
2021/22
7.8%
1.6%
25.9%
0.9%
2020/21
5.3%
0.6%
18.6%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.3%
1.0%
12.3%
0.5%
2017/18
5.8%
0.8%
17.2%
0.5%
2016/17
4.9%
0.7%
10.6%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 support. Most often advertised: Higher Level Teaching Assistant. Last advertised July 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.