Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133532URN

Bluebell Way, Shilton Park, St John the Evangelists Ce (Va) Primary School, Carterton, OX18 1JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

122 applications for 57 places · 129th of 187 in Oxfordshire

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

Graded OutstandingJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

14 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

122 applications · 57 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.4; 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	57	122	2.1	47	0.82
Sep 2025	60	118	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2024	60	132	2.2	73	1.22
Sep 2023	60	129	2.2	75	1.25
Sep 2022	60	97	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2021	54	86	1.6	49	0.91
Sep 2020	60	112	1.9	67	1.12
Sep 2019	60	83	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2018	60	110	1.8	71	1.18
Sep 2017	59	95	1.6	57	0.97
Sep 2016	59	92	1.6	67	1.14
Sep 2015	59	80	1.4	59	1.00
Sep 2014	59	75	1.3	53	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 79% · Maths 68% → 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 standard75%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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%	7%	106	104
2023/24	62%	7%	105	104
2022/23	73%	15%	106	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

St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Carterton Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gateway Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Brize Norton Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

6.8applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Edith Moorhouse Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Windrush Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133532 · 931/2613
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 16.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Bluebell Way, Shilton Park, St John the Evangelists Ce (Va) Primary School, Carterton, OX18 1JF
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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