Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School

4–11Ages
131Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123110URN

Wenrisc Drive, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0SP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

32 applications for 20 places · 176th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

1 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 January 2014
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.7; 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	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2025	20	49	2.5	21	1.05
Sep 2024	20	38	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2023	20	41	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2022	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2021	10	19	1.9	8	0.80
Sep 2020	20	42	2.1	21	1.05
Sep 2019	16	19	1.2	15	0.94
Sep 2018	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2017	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2016	14	22	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2015	15	19	1.3	16	1.07
Sep 2014	15	25	1.7	18	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 83% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%147th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	4%	106	103
2023/24	65%	18%	108	105
2022/23	63%	11%	107	104

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

St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Windrush Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place
West Witney Primary School & Nursery
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
3.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brize Norton Primary School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Tower Hill Community Primary School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma's Primary School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
The Batt Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

12.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123110 · 931/3125
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 131 on roll
Free school meals: 21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wenrisc Drive, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0SP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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