Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Buckland Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
111Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140278URN

Summerside, Faringdon, SN7 8RB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingOct 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

60 applications for 15 places · 8th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingOct 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

1 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
19 October 2016
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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

60 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 4.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 3.6; 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	15	60	4.0	16	1.07
Sep 2025	14	43	3.1	14	1.00
Sep 2024	15	55	3.7	21	1.40
Sep 2023	15	49	3.3	15	1.00
Sep 2022	15	59	3.9	16	1.07
Sep 2021	15	50	3.3	16	1.07
Sep 2020	15	66	4.4	26	1.73
Sep 2019	15	49	3.3	24	1.60
Sep 2018	15	39	2.6	14	0.93
Sep 2017	15	54	3.6	16	1.07
Sep 2016	13	40	3.1	16	1.23
Sep 2015	15	44	2.9	18	1.20
Sep 2014	13	47	3.6	10	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%5th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	93%	0%	108	108
2023/24	88%	24%	111	108
2022/23	93%	14%	108	107

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

Buckland Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2022

4.0applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School
4.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Longworth Primary School
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

4.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
John Blandy Primary School
5.9 km · Oxfordshire

2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Elms Primary School
6.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Folly View Primary
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place
Bampton CofE Primary School
6.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140278 · 931/3222
Trust: Cambrian Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 111 on roll
Free school meals: 2.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Buckland Church of England Primary School (URN 123145)
Address: Summerside, Faringdon, SN7 8RB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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