Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Willowcroft Community School

2–11Ages
481Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139770URN

Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

116 applications for 58 places · 142nd of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

6 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 March 2015
Graded inspection: 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

116 applications · 58 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 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	58	116	2.0	60	1.03
Sep 2025	56	108	1.9	46	0.82
Sep 2024	53	107	2.0	49	0.92
Sep 2023	58	136	2.3	57	0.98
Sep 2022	60	104	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2021	49	105	2.1	44	0.90
Sep 2020	60	126	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2019	54	90	1.7	49	0.91
Sep 2018	60	106	1.8	65	1.08
Sep 2017	59	126	2.1	59	1.00
Sep 2016	59	117	2.0	52	0.88
Sep 2015	60	86	1.4	49	0.82
Sep 2014	47	75	1.6	42	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%77th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	69%	11%	108	105
2023/24	77%	8%	109	106
2022/23	62%	7%	103	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

Willowcroft Community SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ladygrove Park Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Aureus Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Stephen Freeman Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Didcot Primary Academy
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139770 · 931/3912
Trust: Willowcroft Academy Trust
Capacity: 482 pupils · 481 on roll
Free school meals: 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Willowcroft Community School (URN 135159); Greenmere Primary School (URN 123058)
Address: Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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