Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Middle Barton Primary School

4–11Ages
106Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146236URN

27 Church Lane, Middle Barton, Chipping Norton, OX7 7BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 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

34 applications for 15 places · 112th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

8 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Middle Barton School, URN 123005

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)

34 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Middle Barton School (URN 123005), 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	15	34	2.3	14	0.93
Sep 2025	9	21	2.3	8	0.89
Sep 2024	15	22	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2023	10	26	2.6	10	1.00
Sep 2022	20	36	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2021	12	17	1.4	11	0.92
Sep 2020	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2019	24	30	1.3	23	0.96
Sep 2018 *	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2017 *	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2016 *	16	19	1.2	16	1.00
Sep 2015 *	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2014 *	20	27	1.4	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%93rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	67%	17%	108	105
2023/24	79%	14%	109	105
2022/23	55%	5%	104	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

Middle Barton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Great Tew County Primary School
5.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Tackley Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Enstone Primary School
6.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Deddington Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Kirtlington Church of England Primary School
8.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place
Woodstock Church of England Primary School
8.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stonesfield Primary School
9.5 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 31%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: 146236 · 931/2151
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 175 pupils · 106 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Middle Barton School (URN 123005)
Address: 27 Church Lane, Middle Barton, Chipping Norton, OX7 7BX
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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