Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
276Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144398URN

Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1EA

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

75 applications for 27 places · 54th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 24 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
24 September 2019
Graded inspection: 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School (URN 123004), West Kidlington Nursery School (URN 122979), 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	27	75	2.8	27	1.00
Sep 2025	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2024	34	89	2.6	34	1.00
Sep 2023	34	87	2.6	34	1.00
Sep 2022	32	86	2.7	31	0.97
Sep 2021	36	76	2.1	36	1.00
Sep 2020	37	94	2.5	36	0.97
Sep 2019	46	74	1.6	46	1.00
Sep 2018	39	69	1.8	38	0.97
Sep 2017	51	93	1.8	47	0.92
Sep 2016 *	48	111	2.3	47	0.98
Sep 2015 *	60	130	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2014 *	60	140	2.3	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 88% · Maths 85% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%41st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	76%	12%	106	105
2023/24	58%	9%	105	104
2022/23	54%	6%	106	104

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

West Kidlington Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
0.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Edward Feild Primary School
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place
North Kidlington Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
William Fletcher Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Dr South's Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Wolvercote Primary School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Cutteslowe Primary School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144398 · 931/2021
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Capacity: 475 pupils · 276 on roll
Free school meals: 13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School (URN 123004); West Kidlington Nursery School (URN 122979)
Address: Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1EA
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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