Wantage Church of England Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
431
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(02/07/2019)
Full Report - All Reports
67%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Newbury Street
Wantage
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School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. When you were appointed in September 2018, you established quickly an accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. You and your senior leaders are ambitious for your pupils and have high expectations of what they can achieve. With this is mind, you have focused your activities sharply on improving the school. With effective support from the Vale Academy Trust, you have implemented a range of successful strategies to improve the quality of teaching and learning. You have given staff the training that they need to implement these effectively. As a result, pupils make good progress from their starting points. In 2018 at the end of key stage 2, the proportion of pupils who attained the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics combined was above the national average. The governors share your ambition and vision for the future of the school. They provide you with an effective balance of support and challenge. Governors undertake monitoring visits and routinely scrutinise the information that you give them. For example, they monitor the impact that additional funding has on outcomes for pupils. They have a good understanding of the school’s strengths and priorities for improvement. At the time of the previous inspection you were asked to raise pupils’ attainment in writing and to ensure that pupils’ work is challenging enough, especially for the most able pupils. You were also asked to improve the school’s partnership with parents. You have tackled successfully these areas for improvement. The proportions of pupils who attained greater depth in writing at the end of key stage 1 have increased over the past three years. At the end of key stage 2 the proportions of pupils who attained the expected standard and greater depth over the past three years have been consistently in line with the national averages. You have successfully created a learning environment that is calm and purposeful. Children make a good start to their education in the early years. Teachers carefully plan a wide range of activities, both indoors and outdoors, that engage children in their learning. Children play and learn together sensibly. They listen attentively to adults and focus intently on their tasks. For example, children were engaged in very positive play in the ‘car wash’, taking their different roles very seriously. Some wrote down their customers’ details while others organised the washing of the vehicles. Throughout the rest of the school, most pupils have positive attitudes to their learning. They work with high levels of concentration and a commitment to do their best. Routines are well embedded so that transitions within and between lessons are calm and orderly and no learning time is wasted. Pupils work well collaboratively, sharing their understanding and discussing their ideas confidently. There does, however, remain some variation in the quality of teaching. Occasionally, some pupils lose interest in their learning and go off task. While this is not disruptive to the learning of others, for these pupils their learning slows. You have taken effective steps to improve parents’ confidence in the school and to involve parents in their children’s learning and the life of the school. While some parents remain dissatisfied with the work of the school, most parents welcome the improvements that they have seen since you joined the school. Many commented that the school is friendly, welcoming and approachable and that communication between school and parents has improved. Many also commented on the positive experience that their children have in school. As one parent stated, ‘I’m really pleased with the progress that my children are making at Wantage CE. The school staff are dedicated to getting the best outcomes for them. They have my children’s best interests at heart and their progress is always at the forefront of their minds.’ Pupils say that school is a friendly place to be and that they enjoy coming to school. At break and lunchtimes, pupils mostly play well together, playing organised ball games and table tennis, for instance. For a small number of pupils, however, play can become a little boisterous at times. Pupils feel well supported by the adults in school and confident that adults will help them to resolve any incidents of unkindness. They say that bullying is not tolerated and on the rare occasions that it does occur, it is dealt with quickly. Most parents agree with this view. As one parent said, ‘The school helped us with managing bullying that was affecting my child. They continued to have regular meetings with us until we were satisfied that the situation was fully resolved’. A number of parents, however, continue to have concerns about bullying and pupils’ behaviour and do not feel that it is always dealt with as effectively as it should be.

Wantage Church of England Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>48, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>54, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>37, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>37, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>41, "agree"=>44, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>15, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>19} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>44, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019
Yes No {"yes"=>85, "no"=>15} UNLOCK Figures based on 81 responses up to 03-07-2019

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