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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 February 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England (C) Primary School, URN 123144
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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 entry57 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
- 2024 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2023 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2022 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2021 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2020 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
- 2017 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England (C) Primary School (URN 123144), 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 | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 15 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 77 | 2.9 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 62 | 3.7 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 73 | 2.4 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 23 | 56 | 2.4 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 15 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 25 | 30 | 1.2 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 16 | 26 | 1.6 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 * | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 20 | 41 | 2.1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 * | 20 | 34 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 52% · Maths 87% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 48% | 9% | 111 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 0% | 109 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 13% | 109 | 108 |
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
- Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20223.5applications per place
- 2.1 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20223.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · OxfordshireSerious weaknesses 20263.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20233.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · OxfordshireSome aspects not as strong20253.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · OxfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · Oxfordshire20263.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · OxfordshireGood20244.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 144568 · 931/3221
- Trust
- The Merchant Taylors' Oxfordshire Academy Trust Ltd
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 163 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- Replaced
- Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England (C) Primary School (URN 123144)
- Address
- Greenmere, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, Wallingford, OX10 0QH
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources