Stockham Primary School
Stockham Way, Wantage, OX12 9HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah O'Leary
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 123072
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235764407
About this school
Stockham Primary School is a community primary school in Wantage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 61% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 77% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 61% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stockham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stockham Primary School compares
Stockham Primary School ranked 185th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 203 | — |
| Wantage Church of England Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 26% | 435 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School | 53% | 6.4% | 22% | 121 | 0.9 miles |
| Charlton Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 444 | 1.0 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 20.3% | 482 | 1.3 miles |
| Wantage Primary Academy | 70% | 8.2% | 20.3% | 322 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.06%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 14.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wantage Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wantage
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St Nicholas CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wantage
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Charlton Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Millbrook Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Wantage Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Wantage
Other schools in Wantage
Stockham Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wantage.
- Charlton Primary School Primary
- Grove Church of England School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- The Hendreds Church of England School Primary
- The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School Primary
- Wantage Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wantage Primary Academy Primary
- King Alfred's Secondary
- St Johns CofE Academy All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Stockham Primary School teach?
- Stockham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wantage.
- Who is the headteacher of Stockham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stockham Primary School is Mrs Sarah O'Leary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stockham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stockham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stockham Primary School?
- Stockham Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stockham Primary School full?
- Stockham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stockham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stockham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stockham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stockham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stockham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stockham Primary School rank locally?
- Stockham Primary School ranked 185th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stockham Primary School's absence rate?
- Stockham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stockham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stockham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.