Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Abbey Woods Academy

3–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139709URN

Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7LZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.2 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

11 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 27 June 2023Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

11 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 0.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 0.9; 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	8	11	1.4	8	1.00
Sep 2025	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2024	8	14	1.8	7	0.88
Sep 2023	18	25	1.4	17	0.94
Sep 2022	12	19	1.6	11	0.92
Sep 2021	14	16	1.1	13	0.93
Sep 2020	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2019	22	20	0.9	19	0.86
Sep 2018	23	26	1.1	23	1.00
Sep 2017	25	28	1.1	25	1.00
Sep 2016	22	25	1.1	21	0.95
Sep 2015	39	42	1.1	34	0.87
Sep 2014	28	26	0.9	26	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%68th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	70%	4%	105	104
2023/24	38%	0%	100	100
2022/23	57%	0%	102	103

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

Abbey Woods AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

7.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Church of England School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Serious weaknesses 2026

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Marsh Baldon CofE Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stadhampton Primary School
4.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sires Hill Primary Academy
5.9 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139709 · 931/2007
Trust: Anthem Schools Trust
Capacity: 280 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 41.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Berinsfield Community Primary School (URN 123033)
Address: Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7LZ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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