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Mulberry Bush School

Abingdon Road, Standlake, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7RW

Special / SEND
Ages 5–12
Mixed
Boarding available

Overview

Mulberry Bush School is a special / send school (non-maintained special school) in Witney, South East, for pupils aged 5–12. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Non-maintained special school
Establishment group
Special schools
Age range
Ages 5–12
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
Boarding school
Sixth form
No
School capacity
40
Pupils on roll
24
URN
123330

Admissions

Local authority
Oxfordshire

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Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 · Published 23 October 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective
Yes

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 29 March 2023 · Published 23 May 2023

    Outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location

Address
Abingdon Road, Standlake, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7RW
Local authority
Oxfordshire

Inspection

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Inspectorate
Ofsted

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