Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Dr South's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143888URN

Bletchingdon Road, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 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

32 applications for 16 places · 142nd of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

15 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
23 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Dr South's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 123195

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)

32 applications · 16 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Dr South's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 123195), 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	16	32	2.0	17	1.06
Sep 2025	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2024	9	25	2.8	9	1.00
Sep 2023	7	25	3.6	7	1.00
Sep 2022	14	37	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2021	6	14	2.3	6	1.00
Sep 2020	13	40	3.1	13	1.00
Sep 2019	15	26	1.7	18	1.20
Sep 2018	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2017	12	32	2.7	12	1.00
Sep 2016 *	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	36	2.4	21	1.40
Sep 2014 *	13	25	1.9	10	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 82% · Maths 100% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%24th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard73%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard45%

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	82%	27%	111	108
2023/24	67%	20%	106	103
2022/23	80%	10%	109	106

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

Dr South's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Edward Feild Primary School
2.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
North Kidlington Primary School
3.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Cutteslowe Primary School
4.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Beckley Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143888 · 931/3655
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 120 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Dr South's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 123195)
Address: Bletchingdon Road, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TQ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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