Wantage Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
140255
Address
Newbury Street, OX12 8DJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
405 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
16%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.7%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.6%
Unclassified 7.9%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 4.9%
African 3.5%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Wantage Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
51
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
24
11
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
1
5
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
45
21
24
Year 1
49
29
20
Year 2
43
22
21
Year 3
57
22
35
Year 4
57
28
29
Year 5
59
29
30
Year 6
59
27
32
Year 2024-2025