Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Burford Primary School

3–11Ages
144Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142341URN

Priory Lane, Burford, OX18 4SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 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

41 applications for 17 places · 95th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 7 February 2024Ofsted'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)

41 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Burford Primary School (URN 123014), the previous school.

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	17	41	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2025	20	54	2.7	31	1.55
Sep 2024	16	37	2.3	14	0.88
Sep 2023	20	56	2.8	18	0.90
Sep 2022	17	35	2.1	13	0.76
Sep 2021	16	35	2.2	16	1.00
Sep 2020	20	41	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2019	11	21	1.9	10	0.91
Sep 2018	15	25	1.7	9	0.60
Sep 2017	15	37	2.5	20	1.33
Sep 2016	11	25	2.3	9	0.82
Sep 2015 *	15	35	2.3	17	1.13
Sep 2014 *	15	40	2.7	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 75% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	13%	104	102
2023/24	42%	0%	101	99
2022/23	48%	0%	103	100

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

Burford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
5.6 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Carterton Primary School
6.0 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
6.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

6.8applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Wychwood Church of England Primary School
6.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Edith Moorhouse Primary School
6.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Gateway Primary School
6.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Brize Norton Primary School
6.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142341 · 931/2251
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Capacity: 150 pupils · 144 on roll
Free school meals: 13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2015
Replaced: Burford Primary School (URN 123014)
Address: Priory Lane, Burford, OX18 4SG
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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