West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Isherwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 276
- URN
- 144398
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Telephone
- 01865373369
About this school
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Kidlington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 276 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. 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
- Good
- 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 | 50 | 43 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 58% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 72% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 77% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 West Kidlington Primary and Nursery 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 | 54% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School compares
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School ranked 41st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 276 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington | 81% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 235 | 0.0 miles |
| Edward Feild Primary School | — | — | — | 293 | 0.3 miles |
| North Kidlington Primary School | 54% | 4.3% | 14.8% | 268 | 0.7 miles |
| William Fletcher Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 18.9% | 210 | 1.4 miles |
| Dr South's Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.9% | 10.6% | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.25%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 10.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington0.0 miles
Primary · Kidlington
-
Edward Feild Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kidlington
-
North Kidlington Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kidlington
-
William Fletcher Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Dr South's Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Kidlington
Other schools in Kidlington
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Kidlington.
- Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dr South's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Edward Feild Primary School Primary
- North Kidlington Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Primary
- Tackley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gosford Hill School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School teach?
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kidlington.
- Who is the headteacher of West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School is Mr Simon Isherwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Kidlington Primary and Nursery 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 big is West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School?
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School has 276 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School full?
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 475 pupils and 276 on roll (58%), 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 West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School?
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School is part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School ranked 41st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Kidlington Primary and Nursery 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.