St Amand's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Ellery
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 123224
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235833342
About this school
St Amand's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wantage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Amand's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 St Amand's Catholic 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Amand's Catholic Primary School compares
St Amand's Catholic Primary School ranked 97th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.9% | 16.3% | 90 | — |
| The Hendreds Church of England School | 64% | 4.9% | 16.4% | 126 | 0.3 miles |
| Harwell Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.8% | 210 | 1.8 miles |
| Chilton County Primary School | 65% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 310 | 2.1 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village | — | 4.8% | 11.8% | 207 | 2.2 miles |
| St Blaise CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 169 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report17 December 2024
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.3%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 13.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hendreds Church of England School0.3 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Harwell Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Chilton County Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village2.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Blaise CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Wantage
St Amand's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wantage.
- Charlton Primary School Primary
- Grove Church of England School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Stockham 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 ages does St Amand's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wantage.
- Who is the headteacher of St Amand's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Amand's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Helen Ellery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Amand's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Amand's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Amand's Catholic Primary School?
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Amand's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 90 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Amand's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Amand's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Amand's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Amand's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Amand's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Amand's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School ranked 97th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Amand's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Amand's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Amand's Catholic 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.