Watchfield Primary School
North Street, Watchfield, SN6 8SD
315 pupils · 75% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 1 March 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 | 37 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 20 | 36 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 33 | 32 | 56 | 32 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 35 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 21 | 42 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 33 | 48 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 36 | 61 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 33 | 32 | 43 | 33 |
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
- Shrivenham Church of England School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Eastrop Infant School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Southfield Junior School 5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Westrop Primary & Nursery School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.