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Northbourne Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
343Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144688URN

Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

77 applications for 34 places · 116th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Northbourne Church of England Primary School, URN 123221

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

77 applications · 34 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Northbourne Church of England Primary School (URN 123221), 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	34	77	2.3	27	0.79
Sep 2025	44	102	2.3	23	0.52
Sep 2024	45	100	2.2	42	0.93
Sep 2023	41	133	3.2	38	0.93
Sep 2022	45	112	2.5	45	1.00
Sep 2021	44	103	2.3	40	0.91
Sep 2020	45	123	2.7	45	1.00
Sep 2019	43	74	1.7	37	0.86
Sep 2018	44	99	2.3	43	0.98
Sep 2017 *	45	115	2.6	46	1.02
Sep 2016 *	44	117	2.7	48	1.09
Sep 2015 *	46	110	2.4	60	1.30
Sep 2014 *	44	108	2.5	50	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 71% · Maths 69% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%151st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	56%	22%	104	103
2023/24	53%	9%	105	103
2022/23	47%	14%	106	102

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

Northbourne Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Willowcroft Community School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

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

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Aureus Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Didcot Primary Academy
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Stephen Freeman Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ladygrove Park Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144688 · 931/3852
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 341 pupils · 343 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Northbourne Church of England Primary School (URN 123221)
Address: Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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