Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School

4–11Ages
139Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123219URN

Church Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

2.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

55 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

5.0applications per place, Reception

2.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

55 applications · 11 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 4.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.4; 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	11	55	5.0	9	0.82
Sep 2025	17	71	4.2	16	0.94
Sep 2024	19	85	4.5	18	0.95
Sep 2023	19	72	3.8	17	0.89
Sep 2022	25	80	3.2	22	0.88
Sep 2021	25	78	3.1	24	0.96
Sep 2020	25	62	2.5	25	1.00
Sep 2019	28	68	2.4	29	1.04
Sep 2018	21	48	2.3	18	0.86
Sep 2017	25	63	2.5	37	1.48
Sep 2016	27	60	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2015	26	58	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2014	26	61	2.4	24	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%103rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	65%	0%	109	106
2023/24	58%	0%	109	105
2022/23	63%	19%	110	108

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

Appleton Church of England (A) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

5.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Dry Sandford Primary School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)
3.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Standlake Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

3.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sunningwell Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.9applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
5.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School
5.1 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
John Blandy Primary School
5.2 km · Oxfordshire

2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123219 · 931/3850
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 196 pupils · 139 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JL
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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