Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School
Main Street, Checkendon, RG8 0SR
86 pupils · 82% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 6 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 13 | 35 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 13 | 41 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 17 | 39 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 5 | 4 | 26 | 5 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 9 | 9 | 22 | 9 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Stoke Row CofE Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Woodcote Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Peppard Church of England Primary School 4.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary School 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Nettlebed Community School 5.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Sonning Common Primary School 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.