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South Moreton Primary School

5–11Ages
115Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144547URN

High Street, South Moreton, High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

44 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 22 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 6.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as South Moreton School (URN 123064), 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	13	44	3.4	11	0.85
Sep 2025	16	49	3.1	12	0.75
Sep 2024	22	52	2.4	21	0.95
Sep 2023	9	56	6.2	9	1.00
Sep 2022	21	52	2.5	19	0.90
Sep 2021	24	49	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2020	11	37	3.4	5	0.45
Sep 2019	24	49	2.0	19	0.79
Sep 2018	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2017	25	65	2.6	33	1.32
Sep 2016 *	23	50	2.2	21	0.91
Sep 2015 *	22	56	2.6	21	0.95
Sep 2014 *	25	50	2.0	24	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 69% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%77th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	69%	13%	109	105
2023/24	69%	8%	104	104
2022/23	67%	17%	106	105

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

South Moreton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cholsey Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Willowcroft Community School
3.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

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

Good2024

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144547 · 931/2566
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Capacity: 175 pupils · 115 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: South Moreton School (URN 123064)
Address: High Street, South Moreton, High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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