Wantage Primary Academy

Wantage Primary Academy has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas, showcasing a high quality of education and exceptional leadership. This is the school's first inspection since its establishment in September 2020, and it has quickly built a reputation as a vital part of the community where pupils feel safe, respected, and valued. The school has created an environment that fosters academic, emotional, and social growth, where every pupil is encouraged to thrive and succeed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders have instilled a culture of high expectations and ambition, which is palpable amongst the staff and students.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all subjects
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND
• Highly effective and ambitious leadership
• Strong community engagement and support
• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Well-planned and engaging curriculum
• Focus on developing a love of reading

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 Wantage Primary Academy attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 4.1% of pupils at Wantage Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Wantage Primary Academy had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 43.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 12.7% of pupils at Wantage Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Wantage Primary Academy received £6,766 and spent £6,740 for each of its 285 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £515,000 (£1,808 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Omnia Learning Trust, income was £7,110 and spending £6,966 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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.

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All schools in Wantage · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Wantage Primary Academy is part of Omnia Learning Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Didcot Primary Academy Didcot
• Sires Hill Primary Academy Didcot
• Twickenham Primary Academy Twickenham

What is Wantage Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wantage Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Wantage Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wantage Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Wantage Primary Academy have?

Wantage Primary Academy has 322 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wantage Primary Academy cover?

Wantage Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Wantage Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wantage Primary Academy?

Wantage Primary Academy is at Rutherford Road, Wantage Primary Academy, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7GQ.