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Watlington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Love Lane, Watlington OX49 5RB · watlington.oxon.sch.uk · 01491 612474
On the mapSearch near OX49 5RB
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.64 mi
- 5.85 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 227
- 72% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Acer Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.64 mi (5.85 km) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.64 mi5.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123032)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Watlington Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123032), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123032)
Jul 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123032)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 85
- 38% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (22%) with SEND