Free schools · Oxfordshire

Wantage Primary Academy

2–11Ages
322Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147839URN

Rutherford Road, Wantage Primary Academy, Wantage, OX12 7GQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

162 applications for 61 places · 64th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2021

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

162 applications · 61 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3

This school
Oxfordshire median

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	61	162	2.7	75	1.23
Sep 2025	56	135	2.4	54	0.96
Sep 2024	42	125	3.0	42	1.00
Sep 2023	47	115	2.5	33	0.70
Sep 2022	30	75	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2021	24	81	3.4	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%68th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	70%	20%	107	106
2023/24
2022/23

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

Wantage Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Charlton Primary School
0.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wantage Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Grove Church of England School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

7.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stockham Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney
4.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
The Hendreds Church of England School
4.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147839 · 931/2033
Trust: Omnia Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 322 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Address: Rutherford Road, Wantage Primary Academy, Wantage, OX12 7GQ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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