St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Wantage

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Nicholas C of E Primary School in East Challow is a school where children are valued as individuals and are helped to achieve their own personal best. Children are supported in becoming happy, confident and independent young people, who thrive on challenge, and are motivated to learn."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £11 per session.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Nicholas CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Nicholas CofE Primary School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Nicholas CofE Primary School are Stockham Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 57% reading, 57% maths); The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Wantage Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths); and Charlton Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths).

St Nicholas CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Nicholas CofE 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.

5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

St Nicholas CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 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 St Nicholas CofE Primary School.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sarajac Ave HAR (n-bound), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, St Nicholas CofE Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Nicholas CofE Primary School are King Alfred's (1.1 miles) and St Johns CofE Academy (1.7 miles).