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Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146941URN

Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

54 applications for 20 places · 59th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

54 applications · 20 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School (URN 123162), 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	20	54	2.7	16	0.80
Sep 2025	17	49	2.9	14	0.82
Sep 2024	17	55	3.2	17	1.00
Sep 2023	24	57	2.4	21	0.88
Sep 2022	29	59	2.0	20	0.69
Sep 2021	16	41	2.6	14	0.88
Sep 2020	29	46	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2019 *	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2018 *	26	44	1.7	21	0.81
Sep 2017 *	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	16	25	1.6	12	0.75
Sep 2015 *	21	28	1.3	16	0.76
Sep 2014 *	11	15	1.4	10	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 81% · Maths 59% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%171st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	52%	15%	105	104
2023/24	67%	11%	108	105
2022/23	77%	5%	108	107

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

Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Blaise CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Stephen Freeman Primary School
2.5 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Didcot Primary Academy
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Drayton Community Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place
Manor Primary School
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ladygrove Park Primary School
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Aureus Primary School
3.4 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146941 · 931/3243
Trust: Ridgeway Education Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School (URN 123162)
Address: Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4DA
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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