Carterton Primary School
Burford Road, Carterton, OX18 3AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ridgeway Education Trust
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 150512
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993842502
About this school
Carterton Primary School is a primary academy in Carterton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carterton 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Carterton Primary School (URN 123015).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 |
Trends over time
How Carterton 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Carterton Primary School compares
Carterton Primary School ranked 189th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.8% | 23.8% | 225 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton | 27% | 8.1% | 28.2% | 107 | 0.3 miles |
| Gateway Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 300 | 0.4 miles |
| Edith Moorhouse Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 336 | 0.4 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 15% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| Brize Norton Primary School | 50% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 132 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.83%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton0.3 miles
Primary · Carterton
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Gateway Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Carterton
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Edith Moorhouse Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Carterton
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St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carterton
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Brize Norton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Carterton
Other schools in Carterton
Carterton Primary School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Carterton.
- Brize Norton Primary School Primary
- Edith Moorhouse Primary School Primary
- Gateway Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton Primary
- Carterton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Carterton Primary School teach?
- Carterton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carterton.
- Who is the headteacher of Carterton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carterton Primary School is Mr Simon Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carterton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carterton 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 Carterton Primary School?
- Carterton Primary School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carterton Primary School full?
- Carterton Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 225 on roll (71%), 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 Carterton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carterton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carterton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carterton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Carterton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Carterton Primary School is part of RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Carterton Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Carterton Primary School ranked 189th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carterton Primary School's absence rate?
- Carterton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carterton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carterton 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.