Carterton Primary School, Carterton
Carterton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Carterton, part of Ridgeway Education Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 6 schools in Carterton with published results, and 12,729th of 14,452 across England. It was 62% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Carterton Primary School in detail
Carterton Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Carterton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Carterton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Carterton Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Carterton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carterton Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton (0.3 miles, Good, 53% reading, 47% maths); Gateway Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 77% maths); Edith Moorhouse Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 55% reading, 75% maths); and St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 68% maths).
Carterton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CartertonGateway Primary SchoolEdith Moorhouse Primary SchoolSt John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
The trust
Carterton Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Ridgeway Education Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
29.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), other ethnic groups (13%) and Mixed (7%).
Staffing
Carterton Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Carterton Primary School.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rock Road (opposite), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Carterton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 96 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Carterton Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Carterton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Carterton Primary School (URN 123015), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.
At a Glance
27.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Carterton Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Carterton Primary School.
- Carterton Leisure Centre Holiday Playscheme790m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Carterton Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Carterton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Carterton Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Carterton Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
196 pupils
315 places
119 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Carterton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Carterton
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
18.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
225
Total Pupils
117
Boys
108
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,786
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,620
Per pupil
£1162k
Total funding
£64k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
14.3%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Carterton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Carterton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Carterton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Carterton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 50% did so in maths.
What is Carterton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Carterton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Carterton Primary School (URN 123015), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.
What is the catchment area for Carterton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Carterton Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Carterton Primary School?
Carterton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 62% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Carterton Primary School?
Classes at Carterton Primary School average 26.4 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Carterton Primary School?
Carterton Primary School has around 225 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Carterton Primary School?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Carterton Primary School in 2024/25. 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Carterton Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Carterton Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Carterton Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Carterton Primary School: Carterton Leisure Centre Holiday Playscheme (790m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Carterton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Carterton Primary School?
Carterton Primary School is at Burford Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)