Wantage Primary Academy

Rutherford Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7GQ

Outstanding

Inspected 16 May 2023

Outstanding

Ofsted

70%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

2–11

Ages

293

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Free schools

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Oxfordshire →
School Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 293 / 420 (70%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 16 May 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

20.3%

Disadvantaged

19.5%

EAL

2.0%

SEN support

14.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

70%

Expected standard (RWM)

20%

Higher standard (RWM)

107

Avg reading score

106

Avg maths score

Attendance

8.2%

Overall absence

20.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

13.4

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.6 vs 2023/24

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.0 vs 2023/24

10.98

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +4.8 vs 2023/24

£38,525

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 15% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,440 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,386

Spend per pupil

£6,698

Income per pupil

47%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.