Carterton Community College
Upavon Way, Carterton, OX18 1BU
774 pupils · 85% of 909 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 9 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 33.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 18.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 42.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 107 | 101 | 167 | 105 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 121 | 111 | 185 | 119 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 145 | 123 | 223 | 139 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 135 | 134 | 209 | 134 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 110 | 90 | 136 | 104 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 128 | 89 | 122 | 108 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 114 | 63 | 115 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 89 | 71 | 104 | 80 |
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
- Burford School 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Henry Box School 8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wood Green School 9.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Faringdon Community College 13 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Farmor's School 13.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bartholomew School 15.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.