Wantage Primary Academy
Rutherford Road, Wantage, OX12 7GQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OMNIA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Robinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Omnia Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 147839
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235634980
About this school
Wantage Primary Academy is a primary academy in Wantage. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 322 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Wantage Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 148 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 293 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wantage Primary Academy compares
Wantage Primary Academy ranked 68th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 8.2% | 20.3% | 322 | — |
| Charlton Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| Wantage Church of England Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 26% | 435 | 1.2 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 20.3% | 482 | 1.2 miles |
| Grove Church of England School | 50% | 5.7% | 25.9% | 182 | 1.3 miles |
| Stockham Primary School | 50% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 203 | 1.4 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)
- 20.31%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 20.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charlton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Wantage Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Millbrook Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Grove Church of England School1.3 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Stockham Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wantage
Other schools in Wantage
Wantage Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wantage.
- Charlton Primary School Primary
- Grove Church of England School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Stockham Primary School Primary
- The Hendreds Church of England School Primary
- The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School Primary
- Wantage Church of England Primary School Primary
- King Alfred's Secondary
- St Johns CofE Academy All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Wantage Primary Academy teach?
- Wantage Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wantage.
- Who is the headteacher of Wantage Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Wantage Primary Academy is Mrs Hannah Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wantage Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wantage Primary Academy, 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 Wantage Primary Academy?
- Wantage Primary Academy has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wantage Primary Academy full?
- Wantage Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 322 on roll (77%), 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 Wantage Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Wantage Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wantage Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Wantage Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Wantage Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wantage Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wantage Primary Academy?
- Wantage Primary Academy is part of OMNIA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Wantage Primary Academy rank locally?
- Wantage Primary Academy ranked 68th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wantage Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Wantage Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wantage Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wantage Primary Academy'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.