St Nicholas CofE Primary School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Oxfordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Oxfordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 17 families put this school as their first choice, and 15 places were offered. 15 of the families who put it first got a place (88%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 11 January 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

121 (capacity 105)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Oxford

Academy trust

CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01235763858

Address

Sarajac Avenue, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RY

Website

stnicholasceprimary.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports