Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Lewknor Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
74Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123128URN

High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, OX49 5TH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

4.7per place

2.1 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

56 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 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		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

23 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

4.7applications per place, Reception

2.1 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 5.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 4.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 4.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 12 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	12	56	4.7	11	0.92
Sep 2025	11	46	4.2	5	0.45
Sep 2024	9	50	5.6	7	0.78
Sep 2023	15	63	4.2	13	0.87
Sep 2022	11	49	4.5	8	0.73
Sep 2021	9	34	3.8	9	1.00
Sep 2020	14	50	3.6	13	0.93
Sep 2019	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2018	14	35	2.5	13	0.93
Sep 2017	10	30	3.0	10	1.00
Sep 2016	8	29	3.6	8	1.00
Sep 2015	12	27	2.3	10	0.83
Sep 2014	15	30	2.0	13	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 90% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%130th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

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	60%	0%	104	106
2023/24	90%	20%	109	109
2022/23	80%	20%	110	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

Lewknor Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

5.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Watlington Primary School
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mill Lane Community Primary School
4.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Tetsworth Primary School
5.0 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Stokenchurch Primary School
5.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
5.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ibstone CofE Primary School
6.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place
Radnage Church of England Primary School
7.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123128 · 931/3184
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 74 on roll
Free school meals: 8.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, OX49 5TH
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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