Community school · Oxfordshire

RAF Benson Community Primary School

4–11Ages
123Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123028URN

RAF Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.2 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

23 applications for 17 places · 187th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%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 · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 17 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	17	23	1.4	16	0.94
Sep 2025	12	22	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2024	15	19	1.3	14	0.93
Sep 2023	26	34	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2022	28	30	1.1	26	0.93
Sep 2021	24	29	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2020	33	36	1.1	32	0.97
Sep 2019	40	48	1.2	32	0.80
Sep 2018	35	45	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2017	36	38	1.1	29	0.81
Sep 2016	37	46	1.2	36	0.97
Sep 2015	36	43	1.2	35	0.97
Sep 2014	26	35	1.4	22	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 94% · Maths 94% → all three 94% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%3rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	94%	29%	108	108
2023/24	88%	16%	106	108
2022/23	43%	0%	103	101

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

RAF Benson Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Ewelme CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Benson Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

4.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Fir Tree Primary School
4.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford
4.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place
St Laurence Church of England School
4.6 km · Oxfordshire

Serious weaknesses 2026

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School
5.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123028 · 931/2450
Capacity: 240 pupils · 123 on roll
Free school meals: 0.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: RAF Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6EP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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