Watlington Primary School
Love Lane, Watlington, OX49 5RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACER TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Sterjo
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Acer Trust
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 147281
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491612474
About this school
Watlington Primary School is a primary academy in Watlington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Watlington 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 20 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 65% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 65% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 70% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Watlington 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 | 73% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Watlington Primary School compares
Watlington Primary School ranked 120th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4% | 14.8% | 227 | — |
| Lewknor Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.6% | 9.2% | 74 | 2.4 miles |
| Chalgrove Community Primary School | 40% | 5.1% | 18.4% | 220 | 3.4 miles |
| Ewelme CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 92 | 3.4 miles |
| Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.5% | 99 | 3.8 miles |
| RAF Benson Community Primary School | 94% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 123 | 4.0 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)
- 14.78%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 7.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lewknor Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Watlington
-
Chalgrove Community Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Ewelme CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Wallingford
-
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Watlington
-
RAF Benson Community Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Wallingford
Other schools in Watlington
- Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lewknor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Icknield Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Watlington Primary School teach?
- Watlington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Watlington.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Watlington Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Watlington Primary School is Mrs Gemma Sterjo, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Watlington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Watlington 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 Watlington Primary School?
- Watlington Primary School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Watlington Primary School full?
- Watlington Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 227 on roll (72%), 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 Watlington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Watlington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Watlington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Watlington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Watlington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Watlington Primary School is part of ACER TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Watlington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Watlington Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Watlington Primary School ranked 120th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Watlington Primary School's absence rate?
- Watlington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Watlington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Watlington 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.