Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, Abingdon

From the headteacher's welcome: "Marcham School was described in our latest OFSTED report (June '23) as a "welcoming and nurturing school", where "pupils are happy". We are a friendly one-form entry Church of England School, with about 180 pupils aged 4-11, and we serve the village of Marcham with the rural hamlets of Garford and Frilford."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, running and choir.

Coming up: an admissions event on Tuesday 3 November 2026 and an admissions event on Thursday 3 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School are Drayton Community Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 57% maths); Caldecott Primary School (2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 69% maths); Thameside Primary School (2 miles, Good, 59% reading, 70% maths); and Carswell Community Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 86% maths).

Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (9%).

Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longfields (opposite), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.