Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Ladygrove Park Primary School

3–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139750URN

Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

134 applications for 56 places · 98th of 187 in Oxfordshire

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 · 5 December 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

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

134 applications · 56 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.4; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	134	2.4	44	0.79
Sep 2025	60	166	2.8	71	1.18
Sep 2024	55	136	2.5	49	0.89
Sep 2023	60	136	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2022	60	138	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2021	59	122	2.1	51	0.86
Sep 2020	60	151	2.5	65	1.08
Sep 2019	59	134	2.3	72	1.22
Sep 2018	60	138	2.3	72	1.20
Sep 2017	58	145	2.5	59	1.02
Sep 2016	60	155	2.6	72	1.20
Sep 2015	60	179	3.0	92	1.53
Sep 2014	60	146	2.4	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → 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 standard75%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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%	10%	106	107
2023/24	70%	13%	106	105
2022/23	68%	12%	107	106

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

Ladygrove Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sires Hill Primary Academy
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Willowcroft Community School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Stephen Freeman Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Didcot Primary Academy
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Aureus Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139750 · 931/2609
Trust: Ladygrove Park Primary School
Capacity: 420 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Ladygrove Park Primary School (URN 131904)
Address: Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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