Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Oxfordshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 4–11
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 181 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 43% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 33 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.