Community school · Oxfordshire

Whitchurch Primary School

4–11Ages
136Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123009URN

Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 7EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

35 applications for 16 places · 124th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

35 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	16	35	2.2	16	1.00
Sep 2025	20	42	2.1	22	1.10
Sep 2024	14	34	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2023	20	41	2.1	23	1.15
Sep 2022	20	40	2.0	25	1.25
Sep 2021	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2020	20	50	2.5	29	1.45
Sep 2019	20	34	1.7	22	1.10
Sep 2018	19	36	1.9	22	1.16
Sep 2017	20	44	2.2	22	1.10
Sep 2016	20	45	2.3	21	1.05
Sep 2015	20	50	2.5	24	1.20
Sep 2014	15	47	3.1	24	1.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 65% · Maths 100% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%103rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	25%	111	110
2023/24	85%	15%	112	111
2022/23	83%	17%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Whitchurch Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Pangbourne Primary School
1.0 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Purley CofE Primary School
2.3 km · West Berkshire

2026

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Long Lane Primary School
2.3 km · West Berkshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Downsway Primary School
2.9 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Westwood Farm Junior School
3.1 km · West Berkshire

2026

58%met the SATs standard
Westwood Farm Infant School
3.1 km · West Berkshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Birch Copse Primary School
4.2 km · West Berkshire

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Park Lane Primary School
4.5 km · Reading

Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123009 · 931/2208
Capacity: 140 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 7EJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources