Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Carterton Primary School

3–11Ages
225Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150512URN

Burford Road, Carterton, OX18 3AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

50 applications for 22 places · 112th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 18 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

50 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Carterton Primary School (URN 123015), 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	22	50	2.3	21	0.95
Sep 2025	25	61	2.4	21	0.84
Sep 2024	23	59	2.6	18	0.78
Sep 2023 *	28	68	2.4	17	0.61
Sep 2022 *	28	60	2.1	21	0.75
Sep 2021 *	37	64	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2020 *	43	78	1.8	33	0.77
Sep 2019 *	35	69	2.0	33	0.94
Sep 2018 *	45	95	2.1	48	1.07
Sep 2017 *	44	93	2.1	52	1.18
Sep 2016 *	43	94	2.2	43	1.00
Sep 2015 *	29	55	1.9	22	0.76
Sep 2014 *	43	69	1.6	26	0.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	50%	0%	104	99
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

Carterton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

6.8applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Gateway Primary School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Edith Moorhouse Primary School
0.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Brize Norton Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School
4.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bampton CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150512 · 931/2044
Trust: Ridgeway Education Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 225 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Carterton Primary School (URN 123015)
Address: Burford Road, Carterton, OX18 3AD
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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