Watchfield Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Watchfield, Oxfordshire
SN6 8SD
Composite score
42.2

Watchfield Primary School at a glance

Located in Watchfield, Oxfordshire, Watchfield Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 346 pupils aged 3 to 11. 56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 30.0 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 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Watchfield Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#10,120
National rank
#1511
In South East
#159
In Oxfordshire
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
56%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Needs attention

School profile

Pupils on roll 346 % FSM ever-6 23.4% % EAL 32.4% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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