A warm welcome awaits you at RAF Benson Community Primary School.

I am extremely proud to lead a team that is committed to providing the very best opportunities for the children who attend RAF Benson Community Primary. Staff, supported by governors and the local community, work hard to deliver a rich and challenging curriculum; to prepare children for future education; and to help them acquire the skills, resilience and enthusiasm needed to pursue learning for the rest of their lives.

We are a Local Authority school nestled in the heart of the base at RAF Benson. Although almost 100% of our roll are Service children; our school is open to all children in the local area regardless of whether they have a family member in the armed forces. Arrangements can be made for non-service families to gain access to the school.

For those families moving in from another part of the country or from another country overseas, we understand all the anxieties that a military posting can bring and we have clear systems in place to make your child’s transition from one school to ours as seamless as possible. Our dedicated Pastoral Support Officer, in liaison with other adults working in school, ensures that your child settles well into school and regularly liaises with teachers and parents in the aim to mitigate any negative impact of mobility or deployment. Support is also given to those children who have a parent away from the home on deployment and more information about all we provide can be found on our pastoral page: https://www.raf-benson.oxon.sch.uk/support-for-your-child/

We were thrilled that in February 2024 Ofsted recognised all the work we do to ensure our children get the best education that will prepare then for the challenges and opportunities of life ahead.  I would encourage you to read about our journey to this point on our website as it has been quite an interesting time where we, as a team have demonstrated determination and resilience (https://www.raf-benson.oxon.sch.uk/ofsted-report-september-2022/). We especially were pleased that the inspectors recognised our ambition for all children through our well-planned curriculum and that what we do to support children’s’ personal development and support them to make outstanding behaviour choices.

We have refreshed our School Vision, Aims and Values to reflect our high expectations and aspirations for your child and this can be found by here .

Our website aims to give you a flavour of what our children get up to at our school as well as providing updated information for both parents and children. However, nothing beats a visit to see our children and staff team at work and to hear and see how much they all enjoy being part of our wonderfully unique school.

If you are moving to the area and would like to apply for a place at our school, please complete our Pre-Admissions Form which can be found with other information here. Please do not worry if you have not heard from the Local Authority, if you contact us we can let you know if we have spaces in the year groups your children need and whether we can offer your child a place - the answer is usually yes!

Our wrap-around care is provided by the very popular Station RAFA Kidz Nursery just across the car park from the school and we are working with them to increase their capacity enabling everyone who wants and needs a place to have one.

Should you wish to have further information about our wonderful school, please do not hesitate in contacting us where we would be very happy to help.

We look forward to working in partnership with you to realise your child’s dreams and aspirations and we look forward to meeting you.

Mrs Steph Fawdry
Headteacher