St Amand's Catholic Primary SchoolWantage Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • St Amand's Catholic Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wantage Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Amand's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Amand's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Wantage Church of England Primary 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 73.0% for Wantage Church of England Primary 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 Wantage Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Amand's Catholic Primary School versus Wantage Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WantageSt Amand's Catholic Primary SchoolWantageWantage Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking37th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure101st of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll92 405
Capacity150 420
LocationWantage, OX12 8LF Wantage, OX12 8DJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census92 405
Free school meals (ever 6)16.3% 25.9%
English as an additional language16.3% 16.0%
SEN support15.2% 13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan6.5% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% Stronger figure13.9% 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

Wantage Church of England Primary School

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