Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Woodstock Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
366Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123118URN

Shipton Road, Woodstock, OX20 1LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

96 applications for 55 places · 165th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 55 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 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	55	96	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2025	46	86	1.9	42	0.91
Sep 2024	57	97	1.7	54	0.95
Sep 2023	39	72	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2022	45	95	2.1	49	1.09
Sep 2021	44	80	1.8	42	0.95
Sep 2020	45	84	1.9	47	1.04
Sep 2019	45	76	1.7	48	1.07
Sep 2018	43	68	1.6	40	0.93
Sep 2017	43	76	1.8	50	1.16
Sep 2016	44	82	1.9	51	1.16
Sep 2015	45	97	2.2	52	1.16
Sep 2014	45	87	1.9	58	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%52nd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	13%	108	106
2023/24	85%	17%	109	109
2022/23	72%	28%	107	106

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

Woodstock Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bladon Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

5.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Combe CofE Primary School
4.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

4.0applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Hanborough Manor CofE School
4.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
North Kidlington Primary School
4.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Tackley Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
William Fletcher Primary School
5.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Freeland Church of England Primary School
5.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

7.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123118 · 931/3145
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 380 pupils · 366 on roll
Free school meals: 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shipton Road, Woodstock, OX20 1LL
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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