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Benson Church of England Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 329Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 147507URN

Oxford Road, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.7per place
0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

75 applications for 43 places · 166th of 187 in Oxfordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
34%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 15 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Inspection history

  1. 15 July 2025
    Graded inspection, no overall grade
  2. 14 March 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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
1.7applications per place, Reception
0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 43 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  6. 2021 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  7. 2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
  8. 2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.1; 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 Benson Church of England Primary School (URN 123125), Benson Community Infants' School (URN 123035), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202643751.7360.84
Sep 202545821.8430.96
Sep 202445972.2461.02
Sep 202330832.8311.03
Sep 202245972.2461.02
Sep 202131682.2290.94
Sep 202042781.9370.88
Sep 2019 *451102.4521.16
Sep 2018 *25632.5251.00
Sep 2017 *31802.6351.13
Sep 2016 *30602.0311.03
Sep 2015 *30692.3280.93
Sep 2014 *30632.1331.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 45% · Maths 45% → all three 34% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard34%218th of 226 in Oxfordshire
Reading
Expected standard55%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard45%
Greater depth3%
Maths
Expected standard45%
Higher standard10%
Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2534%3%10299
2023/2456%9%104103
2022/2362%3%107102

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
147507 · 931/3181
Trust
Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
315 pupils · 329 on roll
Free school meals
16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 October 2019
Replaced
Benson Church of England Primary School (URN 123125); Benson Community Infants' School (URN 123035)
Address
Oxford Road, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6LX
Local authority
Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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