Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Sunningwell Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
78Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123161URN

Dark Lane, Sunningwell, Sunningwell C of E Primary, Dark Lane, Oxon, OX13 6RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2019

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

43 applications for 15 places · 50th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2019

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

12 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
15 January 2019
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 4.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 13 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	15	43	2.9	16	1.07
Sep 2025	10	34	3.4	10	1.00
Sep 2024	6	25	4.2	6	1.00
Sep 2023	12	36	3.0	12	1.00
Sep 2022	7	27	3.9	7	1.00
Sep 2021	8	26	3.3	7	0.88
Sep 2020	10	30	3.0	9	0.90
Sep 2019	12	30	2.5	11	0.92
Sep 2018	15	39	2.6	12	0.80
Sep 2017	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2016	14	39	2.8	18	1.29
Sep 2015	15	39	2.6	19	1.27
Sep 2014	15	58	3.9	19	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	100%	13%	108	106
2023/24	70%	10%	105	101
2022/23	91%	0%	104	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

Sunningwell Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.9applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Long Furlong Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dry Sandford Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Dunmore Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Rush Common School
2.7 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
2.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thomas Reade Primary School
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123161 · 931/3242
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 78 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dark Lane, Sunningwell, Sunningwell C of E Primary, Dark Lane, Oxon, OX13 6RE
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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