Carterton Community College, Carterton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school welcomes pupils from diverse backgrounds and provides strong pastoral support, including mental health services and counselling. Leaders have a clear understanding of what needs to improve and have started taking action to raise expectations and support vulnerable learners. The sixth form shows more consistent progress with improved attendance and better teaching.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is effective with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Leaders have accurate understanding of school priorities and have started taking right actions since September
- Staff feel valued and supported, with good wellbeing practices in place
- Pastoral support for vulnerable pupils is strong, including mental health and counselling services
- Sixth form provision is more consistent with improving attendance and better progress
Areas for Improvement
- Examination results remain low with no recent improvement at key stage 4 and sixth form
- Pupil attendance is too low overall, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Teaching quality is inconsistent and pupil expectations remain too low in many lessons
- Curriculum does not effectively address gaps in mathematics, reading and writing
- Pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language do not receive consistent support
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips, clubs, activities, counselling support, mental health provision
Carterton Community College requires significant improvement across multiple areas including curriculum, teaching, and pupil achievement. While safeguarding standards are met and leaders have recently begun taking action to address key priorities, the school is performing significantly less well than expected.
At a Glance
21.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.6
Avg class size
32
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
774 pupils
909 capacity
135 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Carterton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Carterton
Admissions Demand - Oxfordshire
Places available
7,684
Applications
6,969
Got 1st preference
87.5%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Secondary admissions across Oxfordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(109)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
Teacher qualification rates, pupil-to-teacher ratio, staff turnover, and salary data. Shows how well-resourced and stable the school's workforce is.
School Funding
Annual funding per pupil, total budget, pupil premium grants, and how the school's resources compare to similar schools nationally.
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.66677%
Overall absence
22.54758%
Persistent absence
683
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Carterton Community College
Carterton Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
Edith Moorhouse Primary School
Gateway Primary School
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Brize Norton Primary School
St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot
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