Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Aureus Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140652URN

Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

215 applications for 56 places · 13th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

215 applications · 56 places offered · 78 named it first

2026 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 9 of 9 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	56	215	3.8	78	1.39
Sep 2025	60	234	3.9	89	1.48
Sep 2024	59	203	3.4	73	1.24
Sep 2023	60	196	3.3	69	1.15
Sep 2022	60	172	2.9	57	0.95
Sep 2021	59	183	3.1	55	0.93
Sep 2020	59	223	3.8	72	1.22
Sep 2019	60	144	2.4	53	0.88
Sep 2018	34	100	2.9	23	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 90% · Maths 80% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%35th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	78%	13%	107	106
2023/24	90%	23%	109	108
2022/23	80%	17%	107	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

Aureus Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Didcot Primary Academy
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Stephen Freeman Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Manor Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Willowcroft Community School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

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

Not yet inspected

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

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Harwell Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140652 · 931/2011
Trust: GLF Schools
Capacity: 446 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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