Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Wychwood Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
286Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123176URN

Milton Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

1.6per place

0.9 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

46 applications for 28 places · 174th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted'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

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)

46 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.3; 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	28	46	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2025	40	69	1.7	37	0.93
Sep 2024	37	56	1.5	35	0.95
Sep 2023	45	70	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2022	42	60	1.4	42	1.00
Sep 2021	36	50	1.4	34	0.94
Sep 2020	31	40	1.3	26	0.84
Sep 2019	40	52	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2018	37	47	1.3	37	1.00
Sep 2017	44	51	1.2	45	1.02
Sep 2016	32	37	1.2	30	0.94
Sep 2015	40	51	1.3	36	0.90
Sep 2014	42	54	1.3	32	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 58% · Maths 73% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%166th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	53%	4%	104	103
2023/24	67%	13%	107	105
2022/23	70%	14%	106	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

Wychwood Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Leafield Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Bledington Primary School
5.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Burford Primary School
6.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kingham Primary School
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Chadlington Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
The Rissington School
7.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School
8.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Charlbury Primary School
9.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123176 · 931/3257
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 286 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Milton Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BD
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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