Wolvercote Primary School
First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Hayes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 142384
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865558301
About this school
Wolvercote Primary School is a primary academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 338 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wolvercote 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 80% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 16% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 89% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Wolvercote 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 | 87% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 331 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wolvercote Primary School compares
Wolvercote Primary School ranked 16th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.6% | 13.4% | 338 | — |
| Cutteslowe Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 24.4% | 304 | 0.9 miles |
| St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | 75% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 391 | 1.2 miles |
| St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School | 79% | 6% | 9.4% | 183 | 1.4 miles |
| St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 15.9% | 135 | 1.9 miles |
| St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 5% | 11.3% | 382 | 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)
- 13.44%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cutteslowe Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford1.2 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School2.0 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
Wolvercote Primary School ranks 1st of the 46 ranked primary schools in Oxford.
- Barton Park Primary School Primary
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Botley School Primary
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Primary
- Cutteslowe Primary School Primary
- East Oxford Primary School Primary
- Garsington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horspath Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wolvercote Primary School teach?
- Wolvercote Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Wolvercote Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Wolvercote Primary School is Mrs Mandy Hayes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wolvercote Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wolvercote 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 Wolvercote Primary School?
- Wolvercote Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wolvercote Primary School full?
- Wolvercote Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 338 on roll (107%), 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 Wolvercote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wolvercote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wolvercote Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wolvercote Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wolvercote Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wolvercote Primary School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wolvercote Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wolvercote Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Wolvercote Primary School ranked 16th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wolvercote Primary School's absence rate?
- Wolvercote Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wolvercote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wolvercote 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 2 July 2026.