South Moreton Primary School
High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Cheryl Sanchez
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 144547
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235813110
About this school
South Moreton Primary School is a primary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Moreton 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 13 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 69% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 8% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 69% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 South Moreton 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Moreton Primary School compares
South Moreton Primary School ranked 80th 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.5% | 13.8% | 115 | — |
| Cholsey Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 15% | 332 | 1.9 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 421 | 2.1 miles |
| Hagbourne Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 12.9% | 205 | 2.1 miles |
| Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 9.7% | 163 | 2.2 miles |
| Willowcroft Community School | 69% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 481 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.79%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 2.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cholsey Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
Willowcroft Community School2.2 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Didcot
South Moreton Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Didcot.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does South Moreton Primary School teach?
- South Moreton Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of South Moreton Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Moreton Primary School is Cheryl Sanchez, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Moreton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Moreton 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 South Moreton Primary School?
- South Moreton Primary School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is South Moreton Primary School full?
- South Moreton Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 115 on roll (66%), 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 South Moreton Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Moreton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Moreton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Moreton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is South Moreton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- South Moreton Primary School 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 South Moreton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 South Moreton Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- South Moreton Primary School ranked 80th 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Moreton Primary School's absence rate?
- South Moreton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Moreton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Moreton 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 10 July 2026.