Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Charlbury Primary School

4–11Ages
160Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147640URN

Crawborough, Charlbury, OX7 3TX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.8 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

37 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 26 March 2024Ofsted'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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; 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 Charlbury Primary School (URN 123000), 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	11	37	3.4	11	1.00
Sep 2025	17	40	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2024	23	36	1.6	21	0.91
Sep 2023	16	39	2.4	15	0.94
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2021	27	37	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2020	30	43	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	46	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	44	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2017 *	21	41	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2016 *	29	51	1.8	35	1.21
Sep 2015 *	30	54	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2014 *	30	61	2.0	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 69% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%138th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	58%	8%	104	101
2023/24	48%	9%	105	101
2022/23	56%	16%	107	103

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

Charlbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Finstock Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place
Chadlington Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Stonesfield Primary School
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Enstone Primary School
5.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Combe CofE Primary School
6.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

4.0applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Hailey Church of England Primary School
6.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
North Leigh Church of England School
7.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147640 · 931/2030
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 160 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: Charlbury Primary School (URN 123000)
Address: Crawborough, Charlbury, OX7 3TX
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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