Schools in Wantage
Oxfordshire · 15 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Wantage (15)
- Stockham Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX12 9HL
Ofsted: Outstanding (2019)New report cardKS2: 57% expected (2025) - Wantage Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · OX12 7GQ
Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)KS2: 82% expected (2025)81% of first choices got in - Grove Church of England School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX12 7PW
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 70% expected (2025) - Huckleberry Therapeutic School
Special · Ages 5-11 · Independent · OX12 8NE
Ofsted: Good (2024)Grammar (11-plus) - King Alfred's
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · OX12 9BY
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardAttainment 8: 43.4 (2026) - Millbrook Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · OX12 7LB
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 76% expected (2025)92% of first choices got in - St Amand's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX12 8LF
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 86% expected (2025) - St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney
Primary · Ages 2-11 · OX12 0JN
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 61% expected (2025) - St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · OX12 9RY
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 60% expected (2025)88% of first choices got in - The Hendreds Church of England School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX12 8JX
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 80% expected (2025)86% of first choices got in - The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX12 9UL
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 73% expected (2025) - Wantage Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · OX12 8DJ
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 84% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Wantage (11)Special schools in Wantage (2)All-through schools in Wantage (1)Secondary schools in Wantage (1)
15
11 primary · 1 secondary
4,864
78% capacity used
4
1 outstanding · 3 good
6,250
1,386 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Wantage
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
43.4
GCSE Eng+Maths
43.6%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
812 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +203 primary and +146 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
96% occupied · 124 spare places
Secondary Schools
77% occupied · 497 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Wantage
How many schools are there in Wantage?
Wantage has 15 open schools: 11 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 2 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Wantage are rated Outstanding?
3 schools in Wantage were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Wantage Primary Academy, Fitzwaryn School and Stockham Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 14 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Wantage Primary AcademyFitzwaryn SchoolStockham Primary School
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Wantage have the best SATs results?
Of the 11 primary schools in Wantage with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Amand's Catholic Primary School (89% in reading, 83% in maths); Wantage Church of England Primary School (86% in reading, 81% in maths); and Wantage Primary Academy (83% in reading, 80% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
St Amand's Catholic Primary SchoolWantage Church of England Primary SchoolWantage Primary Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Wantage?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Wantage selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Wantage have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Wantage have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Wantage?
Apply to Oxfordshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.