Fitzwaryn School
Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9ET
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Coneboy
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Propeller Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 139322
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235764504
About this school
Fitzwaryn School is a special academy in Wantage. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fitzwaryn School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fitzwaryn 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 122 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.59%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.28%
- Persistent absence
- 23.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Huckleberry Therapeutic School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
St Hugh's School7.0 miles
Independent schools · Oxfordshire
-
The Unicorn School7.7 miles
Special schools · Abingdon
-
Cothill House8.0 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
The Manor Preparatory School8.0 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
Other 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Fitzwaryn School teach?
- Fitzwaryn School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Wantage.
- Who is the headteacher of Fitzwaryn School?
- The headteacher of Fitzwaryn School is Mrs Stephanie Coneboy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fitzwaryn School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fitzwaryn 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 Fitzwaryn School?
- Fitzwaryn School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Fitzwaryn School full?
- Fitzwaryn School has capacity for 108 pupils and 126 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Fitzwaryn School a faith school?
- No. Fitzwaryn School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fitzwaryn School part of an academy trust?
- Fitzwaryn School is part of THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fitzwaryn School have?
- The schools register lists Fitzwaryn School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fitzwaryn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Fitzwaryn School's absence rate?
- Fitzwaryn School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fitzwaryn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fitzwaryn 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 1 July 2026.