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Shiplake Church of England School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 154Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 123203URN

Memorial Avenue, Shiplake, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

61 applications for 27 places · 116th of 187 in Oxfordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
86%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 10 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 7 Strong standard
  2. 22 March 2022
    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
2.3applications per place, Reception
0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

61 applications · 27 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  6. 2021 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  7. 2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  8. 2019 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  10. 2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  11. 2016 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  12. 2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  13. 2014 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202627612.3230.85
Sep 202518472.6181.00
Sep 202423421.8231.00
Sep 202323492.1231.00
Sep 202215352.3151.00
Sep 202123411.8180.78
Sep 202021331.6200.95
Sep 201915231.5140.93
Sep 201810232.3101.00
Sep 201715322.1140.93
Sep 201626491.9361.38
Sep 201524431.8241.00
Sep 201428471.7351.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 93% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%14th of 226 in Oxfordshire
Reading
Expected standard93%
Higher standard50%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard86%
Greater depth29%
Maths
Expected standard93%
Higher standard43%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2586%29%108109
2023/2481%25%110110
2022/2392%16%111108

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
123203 · 931/3810
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
220 pupils · 154 on roll
Free school meals
3.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Memorial Avenue, Shiplake, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4DN
Local authority
Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources