Mulberry Bush School
Special / other · Witney · OX29 7RW
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 24 September 2024
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24 pupils · 60% of 40 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Age range
- 5–12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 100% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.mulberrybush.org.uk
- URN
- 123330
In figures
At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. It had 24 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 62% (Oxfordshire 69%, England 66%) · Any other Mixed background 12% (Oxfordshire 4%, England 3%) · Any other White background 8% (Oxfordshire 5%, England 4%) · Black African 4% (Oxfordshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Oxfordshire 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Oxfordshire 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 4% (Oxfordshire 0%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Suspensions and exclusions
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Oxfordshire: 4.61 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Inspection history since 2015
- 24 September 2024: Outstanding
- 28 March 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 16 January 2018: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 45.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 12% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 46.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 8.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 55.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 85% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 2.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 12.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 61.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 3.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 46.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 6.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028802 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £750,00032 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £639,000–£996,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted