Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Cholsey Primary School

5–11Ages
332Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140279URN

Church Road, Cholsey, Wallingford, OX10 9PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.0 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

80 applications for 51 places · 177th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 3 July 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

Inspection history

3 July 2023
Graded inspection: Good
16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 51 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.4; 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	51	80	1.6	50	0.98
Sep 2025	57	79	1.4	56	0.98
Sep 2024	44	79	1.8	43	0.98
Sep 2023	53	73	1.4	50	0.94
Sep 2022	39	75	1.9	39	1.00
Sep 2021	38	64	1.7	35	0.92
Sep 2020	60	91	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2019	37	55	1.5	36	0.97
Sep 2018	52	71	1.4	52	1.00
Sep 2017	45	63	1.4	47	1.04
Sep 2016	40	61	1.5	47	1.18
Sep 2015	45	60	1.3	51	1.13
Sep 2014	45	61	1.4	38	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 82% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%128th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	9%	105	103
2023/24	75%	8%	108	105
2022/23	50%	5%	103	101

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

Cholsey Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary School
2.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
South Moreton Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Fir Tree Primary School
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place
South Stoke Primary School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

2026

17.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

4.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School
5.7 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140279 · 931/2596
Trust: Cholsey Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 332 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Cholsey Primary School (URN 123081)
Address: Church Road, Cholsey, Wallingford, OX10 9PP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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