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Carterton Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Carterton · OX18 3AD

Ages 3–11 · 225 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.1%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
162

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
59
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill71%

225 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
225
Boys / girls
117 / 108
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
225 / 315 (71%)
Free school meals
29%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Ridgeway Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr Simon Jackson

Location

Address
Burford Road
Postcode
OX18 3AD
Town
Carterton
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Carterton, Oxfordshire, 225 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 29%.

Open schools in Carterton
7
Primary schools in Carterton
6
Academies among open schools in Carterton
57% (4)
Open schools in OX18
14
Primary in OX18
11
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CartertonNear OX18

  • Gateway Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3SF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM7.7%
    • Demand0.87

    0.4 miles away

  • Edith Moorhouse Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3HP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Brize Norton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Carterton · OX18 3PL · Oxfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand1.30

    1.2 miles away

  • St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Witney · OX29 0SP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM21.4%
    • Demand0.95

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Jackson
Telephone
01993842502
Website
https://www.carterton.school/

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