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Beckley Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
66Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146939URN

Church Street, Beckley, Oxford, OX3 9UT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

11 applications for 5 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

11 applications · 5 places offered · 4 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Beckley Church of England Primary School (URN 123175), 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	5	11	2.2	4	0.80
Sep 2025	8	22	2.8	5	0.63
Sep 2024	14	24	1.7	14	1.00
Sep 2023	9	18	2.0	8	0.89
Sep 2022	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2021	12	20	1.7	9	0.75
Sep 2020	13	21	1.6	12	0.92
Sep 2019 *	7	15	2.1	6	0.86
Sep 2018 *	17	29	1.7	15	0.88
Sep 2017 *	23	28	1.2	23	1.00
Sep 2016 *	18	28	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2015 *	20	40	2.0	21	1.05
Sep 2014 *	20	45	2.3	26	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 67% · Maths 75% → 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 standard75%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

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%	0%	107	105
2023/24	47%	0%	105	103
2022/23	85%	15%	109	106

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

Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Barton Park Primary School
3.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sandhills Community Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bayards Hill School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
New Marston Primary School
4.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
4.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

5.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146939 · 931/3256
Trust: River Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 157 pupils · 66 on roll
Free school meals: 12.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Beckley Church of England Primary School (URN 123175)
Address: Church Street, Beckley, Oxford, OX3 9UT
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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