St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot
Alvescot, Bampton, OX18 2PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Axford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 141833
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993842535
About this school
St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot is a Church of England primary academy in Bampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 36% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 57% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 71% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot 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 | 60% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot compares
St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot ranked 78th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.7% | 5% | 98 | — |
| Edith Moorhouse Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 336 | 1.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton | 27% | 8.1% | 28.2% | 107 | 1.5 miles |
| Gateway Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 300 | 1.5 miles |
| Carterton Primary School | 50% | 5.8% | 23.8% | 225 | 1.7 miles |
| Clanfield CofE Primary School | 44% | 4.9% | 9% | 97 | 2.0 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)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.67%
- Persistent absence
- 5.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edith Moorhouse Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton1.5 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Gateway Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Carterton Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Clanfield CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Bampton
Other schools in Bampton
- Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bampton CofE Primary School Primary
- Clanfield CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot teach?
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bampton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot is Mrs Diane Axford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot, 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 St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot?
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot full?
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot has capacity for 98 pupils and 98 on roll (100%), 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 St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot?
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 69% 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 Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot rank locally?
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot ranked 78th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% 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 Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot's absence rate?
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot'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 2 July 2026.