Wolvercote Primary School
Wolvercote Primary School is an academy converter in Oxford for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 338 pupils on roll. In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | First Turn Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AQ |
| Phone | 01865558301 |
| Reference Number | 142384 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 338 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.7%
Girls: 50.3% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 10.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 15.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| 3 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| 4 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 5 | 26 | 20 | 46 |
| 6 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 50.6% |
| White, Other | 16.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 6.5% |
| White & Asian | 5.6% |
| African | 3.6% |
| Chinese | 3.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.7% |
| Pakistani | 2.4% |
| Asian, Other | 1.8% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Indian | 0.6% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 12 Mar 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024 | School inspection |
| 25 Sep 2018 | Short inspection |
| 10 Nov 2015 | Academy conversion letter |
| 11 Dec 2012 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Wolvercote Primary School | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 21 Jan 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 26 Jan 2004 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 86% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 9% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 2.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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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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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 29 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 14 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Wolvercote Primary School had 307 pupils for 315 places. 8 places (2.5%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Oxford North Primary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 147 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 171 in 2029–30, up 16%.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 262 | 276 | 264 | 280 | 309 | 313 | 313 | 312 | 307 |
| Unfilled | 16.8% | 12.4% | 16.2% | 11.1% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Wolvercote Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Wolvercote Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Wolvercote Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 11.9% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 16.7% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 0.0% | 30.0% | 61.1% | 52.9% | – | 31.3% | 73.3% | 55.6% | 68.8% | 68.4% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | – | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 21.0% of pupils at Wolvercote Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 41 | 9 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 14 | 3 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 7 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 3 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Wolvercote Primary School received £7,169 and spent £7,095 for each of its 331 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £158,000 (£479 per pupil).
Across all 30 schools of River Learning Trust, income was £8,007 and spending £7,763 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £31,000 | £61,000 | £105,000 | £122,000 | £143,000 | £129,000 | £158,000 |
| per pupil | £106 | £203 | £329 | £375 | £434 | £393 | £479 |
| In-year balance | £37,000 | £25,000 | -£197,000 | £96,000 | £8,000 | -£21,000 | £24,000 |
| per pupil | £128 | £81 | -£620 | £294 | £25 | -£65 | £74 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Northern House Academy
South Parade, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JN |
0.69 miles |
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Cutteslowe Primary School
Wren Road, Cutteslowe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7SX |
0.86 miles |
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Summer Fields School
Mayfield Road, Oxford, OX2 7EN |
0.89 miles |
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St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
Navigation Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AB |
1.22 miles |
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St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7PH |
1.37 miles |
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St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School
Hart Street, St Barnabas Primary Hart Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6BN |
1.85 miles |
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St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
Raymund Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0PJ |
2.02 miles |
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William Fletcher Primary School
Rutten Lane, Yarnton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX5 1LW |
2.13 miles |
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1EA |
2.16 miles |
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West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1EA |
2.16 miles |
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Edward Feild Primary School
Bicester Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2LG |
2.19 miles |
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New College School
2 Savile Road, Oxford, OX1 3UA |
2.27 miles |
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Botley School
Elms Road, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JZ |
2.29 miles |
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West Oxford Community Primary School
Ferry Hinksey Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0BY |
2.34 miles |
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New Marston Primary School
New Marston Primary School, Copse Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0AY |
2.53 miles |
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Christ Church Cathedral School
3 Brewer Street, Oxford, OX1 1QW |
2.62 miles |
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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
Marston Road, Marston, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0EJ |
2.66 miles |
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North Hinksey Church of England Primary School
North Hinksey Lane, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0LZ |
2.66 miles |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7SX |
2.67 miles |
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington
The Green, Cassington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4DN |
2.7 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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d'Overbroeck's
333 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7PL |
0.57 miles |
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St Edward's School
Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7NN |
0.77 miles |
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St Clare's, Oxford
139 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7AL |
1.08 miles |
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The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EE |
1.15 miles |
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Oxford High School GDST
Belbroughton Road, Oxford, OX2 6XA |
1.21 miles |
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Wychwood School
72-74 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JR |
1.49 miles |
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Dragon School
Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6SS |
1.56 miles |
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The Swan School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7WP |
1.95 miles |
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Gosford Hill School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT |
2.17 miles |
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The Eckersley School of English
14 Friars Entry, Oxford, OX1 2BZ |
2.27 miles |
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Cherwell College Oxford
Osney Lane, (Off Mill Street), Oxford, OX1 1BZ |
2.36 miles |
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Activate Learning
Oxpens Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1SA |
2.53 miles |
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Woodeaton Manor School
Woodeaton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9TS |
2.64 miles |
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Oxford Media & Business School
1 Cambridge Terrace, Oxford, OX1 1RR |
2.64 miles |
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Magdalen College School
Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DZ |
2.91 miles |
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Oxford International College
1-5 London Place, Oxford, OX4 1BD |
2.93 miles |
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Oxford Montessori Schools
Forest Farm, Elsfield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UW |
2.96 miles |
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Matthew Arnold School
Arnolds Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE |
3.05 miles |
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Ruskin College
Dunstan Road, Old Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9BZ |
3.09 miles |
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LVS Oxford
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3.11 miles |
All schools in Oxford · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications
Wolvercote Primary School is part of River Learning Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:
- Cutteslowe Primary School Oxford
- The Cherwell School Oxford
- The Swan School Oxford
- Gosford Hill School Kidlington
- Edward Feild Primary School Kidlington
- New Marston Primary School Oxford
- Barton Park Primary School Oxford
- Cheney School Oxford
- Larkrise Primary School Oxford
- Bayards Hill School Oxford
How many pupils does Wolvercote Primary School have?
Wolvercote Primary School has 338 pupils on roll.
What age range does Wolvercote Primary School cover?
Wolvercote Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Wolvercote Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Wolvercote Primary School?
Wolvercote Primary School is at First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8AQ.