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Wantage Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Free school
Rutherford Road, Wantage OX12 7GQ · wantageprimaryacademy.org.uk · 01235 634980
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.20 mi
- 1.93 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · d): d) Any other children · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 322
- 77% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Omnia Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “d): d) Any other children” went to a home 1.20 mi (1.93 km) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 81% 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 | 61 | 75 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – d): d) Any other children | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.20 mi1.93 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▲70% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▲20% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ●107 | 106 |
| Maths | ●106 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▲108 | 105 |
Ofsted
Wantage Primary Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 51
- 34% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied