St Amand's Catholic Primary SchoolThe Hendreds Church of England School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wantage.

Summary of the comparison

St Amand's Catholic Primary School and The Hendreds Church of England School are primary schools in Wantage.

  • St Amand's Catholic Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Hendreds Church of England School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Amand's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Amand's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and The Hendreds Church of England School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for St Amand's Catholic Primary School and 64.0% for The Hendreds Church of England School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Amand's Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Hendreds Church of England School (57.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Amand's Catholic Primary School versus The Hendreds Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WantageSt Amand's Catholic Primary SchoolWantageThe Hendreds Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking37th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure200th of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll92 146
Capacity150 144
LocationWantage, OX12 8LF Wantage, OX12 8JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census92 146
Free school meals (ever 6)16.3% 16.4%
English as an additional language16.3% 5.5%
SEN support15.2% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.5% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% Stronger figure14.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Amand's Catholic Primary School

The Hendreds Church of England School

Full profiles: St Amand's Catholic Primary School · The Hendreds Church of England School