Charlton Primary School, Wantage

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a thriving, two-form entry primary school located in Wantage, Oxfordshire. All the staff at Charlton strive to give each child the best start for them to be confident, happy and successful lifelong learners, preparing them for the next stage in their school life. The planning and teaching of our curriculum reflects our ethos and school values."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball and badminton.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Charlton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Charlton Primary School as their first choice and 161 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Charlton Primary School are Wantage Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 80% maths); Wantage Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths); Stockham Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 57% reading, 57% maths); and Millbrook Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 77% maths).

Charlton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Charlton Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Cambrian Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

84 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Charlton Primary School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 59% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (59%).

8.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (5%).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Charlton Primary School.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Aldworth Avenue (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Charlton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 95 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Charlton Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Charlton Primary School are King Alfred's (0.9 miles) and St Johns CofE Academy (1.5 miles).