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Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Church Road, Appleton, Abingdon OX13 5JL · appleton.oxon.sch.uk · 01865 862794
On the mapSearch near OX13 5JL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 139
- 71% of 196 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 87
- 47% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (21%) with SEND