Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123159URN

High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

61 applications for 30 places · 140th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 February 2013
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

61 applications · 30 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; 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 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.1; 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	30	61	2.0	39	1.30
Sep 2025	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2024	28	51	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2023	24	51	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2022	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2021	22	39	1.8	21	0.95
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	50	1.7	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	53	1.8	36	1.20
Sep 2016	29	40	1.4	23	0.79
Sep 2015	29	32	1.1	21	0.72
Sep 2014	30	41	1.4	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 61% · Maths 75% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	50%	0%	106	103
2023/24	41%	3%	104	100
2022/23	64%	7%	105	105

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

Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School
2.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Buckland Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Outstanding2022

4.0applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Folly View Primary
5.5 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place
Uffington Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School
6.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Elms Primary School
6.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123159 · 931/3240
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LH
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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