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Education in Vale of White Horse

District

The north west of the South East. 152,217 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 579 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Vale of White Horse, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Vale of White Horse had 73 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
73
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Vale of White Horse had 73 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Vale of White Horse among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Vale of White Horse is 73.

Schools

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Schools in Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse has 73 open schools: 50 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 8 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
14
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

17 of the 59 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Vale of White Horse

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Wantage Primary Academy (May 2023).

Primary (50)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11139Good (overall), June 202265% met KS2 standard
Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1148Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met47% met KS2 standard
Blewbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1182Good (overall), May 202427% met KS2 standard
Botley SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11189Requires improvement (overall), July 202453% met KS2 standard
Buckland Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11111School remains Outstanding, July 202293% met KS2 standard
Caldecott Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11360Good (overall), February 202364% met KS2 standard
Carswell Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11210Standards maintained, February 202579% met KS2 standard
Charlton Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11444Standards maintained, October 202472% met KS2 standard
Chilton County Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11310School remains Good, July 202465% met KS2 standard
Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)Voluntary controlled school4 to 11197School remains Good, November 202267% met KS2 standard
Didcot Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11451Standards maintained, December 202480% met KS2 standard
Drayton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11194School remains Good, September 202347% met KS2 standard
Dry Sandford Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1198School remains Good, January 202375% met KS2 standard
Dunmore Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11420Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Folly View PrimaryAcademy converter2 to 11401Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Grove Church of England SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11182Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Harwell Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11210School remains Good, September 202262% met KS2 standard
John Blandy Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11296Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Long Furlong Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11211Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11133Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Longworth Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1182Good (overall), July 202475% met KS2 standard
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11168Good (overall), June 202343% met KS2 standard
Millbrook Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11482Good (overall), November 202370% met KS2 standard
North Hinksey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter0 to 11205Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Radley Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11179School remains Good, June 202475% met KS2 standard
Rush Common SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11417Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1185School remains Good, June 202247% met KS2 standard
Shrivenham Church of England SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11245School remains Good, November 202248% met KS2 standard
St Amand's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1190Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), September 201967% met KS2 standard
St Blaise CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11169School remains Good, April 202456% met KS2 standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11182Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
St James Church of England Primary School, HanneyAcademy converter2 to 11196School remains Good, February 202445% met KS2 standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon VillageAcademy converter2 to 11207No outcome in Ofsted's file
St Nicholas CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11121School remains Good, January 202353% met KS2 standard
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, AbingdonVoluntary controlled school4 to 11399School remains Good, February 202369% met KS2 standard
St Swithun's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11420Good (overall), October 202273% met KS2 standard
Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11205School remains Good, December 202250% met KS2 standard
Stockham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11203Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Sunningwell Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1178School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024100% met KS2 standard
Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11187Requires improvement (overall), November 202352% met KS2 standard
Thameside Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11205Good (overall), June 202348% met KS2 standard
The Elms Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11251Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
The Hendreds Church of England SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11126Good (overall), November 202364% met KS2 standard
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1182School remains Good, March 202455% met KS2 standard
Thomas Reade Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11216Good (overall), March 202463% met KS2 standard
Uffington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1194Good (overall), July 202273% met KS2 standard
Wantage Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11435Standards maintained, February 202573% met KS2 standard
Wantage Primary AcademyFree schools2 to 11322Outstanding (overall), May 202370% met KS2 standard
Watchfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11315Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1183Standards maintained, January 202570% met KS2 standard

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Aureus SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16531Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 40.0
Faringdon Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,382Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 43.3
Fitzharrys SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18906School remains Good, April 2023Attainment 8: 46.2
John Mason SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18927Some aspects not as strong, December 2024Attainment 8: 44.9
King Alfred'sAcademy converter11 to 181,708Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 43.4
Larkmead SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18959School remains Good, March 2024Attainment 8: 39.0
Matthew Arnold SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,255Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 48.6
UTC OxfordshireUniversity technical college14 to 19316Good (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 33.1

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
St Johns CofE AcademyFree schools2 to 16327No outcome in Ofsted's file

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Aspris Ridgeway SchoolOther independent special school7 to 193No outcome in Ofsted's file
Fitzwaryn SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 19126Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Huckleberry Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1120No outcome in Ofsted's file
Kingfisher SchoolAcademy special sponsor led2 to 19113School remains Good, June 2024
The Unicorn SchoolOther independent special school6 to 19148No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Abingdon and Witney CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Abingdon SchoolOther independent school4 to 191,270Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Chandlings PrepOther independent school2 to 11263Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Cothill HouseOther independent school7 to 14155Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Pinewood SchoolOther independent school2 to 13392Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Radley CollegeOther independent school13 to 18769Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Helen and St KatharineOther independent school9 to 18700Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Hugh's SchoolOther independent school3 to 16310Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Manor Preparatory SchoolOther independent school2 to 11376Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.