Cholsey Primary School
Church Road, Cholsey, Wallingford, OX10 9PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHOLSEY PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi McSweeney
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 332
- URN
- 140279
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491651862
About this school
Cholsey Primary School is a primary academy in Wallingford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 332 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cholsey 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 38 | 48 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 75% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 90% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Cholsey 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 | 75% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 304 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 313 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cholsey Primary School compares
Cholsey Primary School ranked 130th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.2% | 15% | 332 | — |
| St John's Primary School | 57% | 3.5% | 8.7% | 206 | 1.8 miles |
| South Moreton Primary School | 69% | 3.5% | 13.8% | 115 | 1.9 miles |
| Fir Tree Junior School | 70% | 4% | 14.9% | 228 | 1.9 miles |
| St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford | — | 5.6% | 17.1% | 145 | 2.2 miles |
| South Stoke Primary School | 17% | 13.1% | 18.2% | 24 | 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
- 3 July 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.02%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 7.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
South Moreton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Fir Tree Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford2.2 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
South Stoke Primary School2.2 miles
Primary
Other schools in Wallingford
Cholsey Primary School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wallingford.
- Abbey Woods Academy Primary
- Benson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Primary
- Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School Primary
- Ewelme CofE Primary School Primary
- Fir Tree Junior School Primary
- RAF Benson Community Primary School Primary
- St John's Primary School Primary
- St Laurence Church of England School Primary
- St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford Primary
- Wallingford School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Cholsey Primary School teach?
- Cholsey Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallingford.
- Who is the headteacher of Cholsey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cholsey Primary School is Mrs Heidi McSweeney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cholsey Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cholsey 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 Cholsey Primary School?
- Cholsey Primary School has 332 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Cholsey Primary School full?
- Cholsey Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 332 on roll (105%), 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 Cholsey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cholsey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cholsey Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cholsey Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cholsey Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cholsey Primary School is part of CHOLSEY PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cholsey 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 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cholsey Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Cholsey Primary School ranked 130th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cholsey Primary School's absence rate?
- Cholsey Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cholsey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cholsey 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 1 July 2026.