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Wheatley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Littleworth Road, Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1NN · wheatley.oxon.sch.uk · 01865 872366
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 256
- 61% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 18%
- 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, 22 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wheatley Church of England Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 74
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (24%) with SEND