Wantage Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Newbury Street
Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 8DJ
Phone 01235762396
Reference Number 140255

General Makeup

Number of pupils 426
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.71%
Girls: 53.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 22 42
2 24 36 60
3 26 29 55
4 31 31 62
5 29 32 61
6 31 31 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 72.5%
Unclassified 8.5%
White, Other 6.1%
African 3.1%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-18
Date Description Report
2025-02-11 School inspection School inspection
2019-07-02 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-06-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Wantage Church of England Primary School
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-02-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-16 Full inspection Full inspection
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-02-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-16 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 20 5
Third Preference 24 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Huckleberry Therapeutic School
Manor Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8NE
0.64 miles
Stockham Primary School
Stockham Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9HL
0.75 miles
Charlton Primary School
Charlton Village Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7HG
0.79 miles
Wantage Primary Academy
Rutherford Road, Wantage Primary Academy, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7GQ
1.22 miles
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Sarajac Avenue, East Challow, Vale Academy Trust, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9RY
1.31 miles
Millbrook Primary School
School Lane, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LB
1.78 miles
Grove Church of England School
North Drive, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7PW
1.99 miles
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School
West Street, Childrey, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9UL
2.5 miles
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney
The Causeway, East Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0JN
3.49 miles
The Hendreds Church of England School
Ford Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8JX
3.61 miles
St Amand's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Road, East Hendred, St Amand's Catholic Primary School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8LF
3.85 miles
Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School
High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8LH
4.99 miles
Name Distance
King Alfred's
Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BY
0.24 miles
Fitzwaryn School
Denchworth Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET
0.82 miles
St Johns CofE Academy
Stanley Hall Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0GR
1.73 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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