Schools in Vale of White Horse
61 state-funded schools, 19,737 pupils. 94.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Vale of White Horse?
Vale of White Horse has 61 state-funded schools teaching 19,737 pupils. 50 primary, 9 secondary, 2 special.
What percentage of schools in Vale of White Horse are Good or Outstanding?
94.8% of the 58 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Vale of White Horse are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 50 Good. 3 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Vale of White Horse are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Vale of White Horse: Didcot Primary Academy, Wantage Primary Academy, Stockham Primary School, Fitzwaryn School, Buckland Church of England Primary School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Didcot Primary AcademyPrimary456Outstanding 2019
- Wantage Primary AcademyPrimary293Outstanding 2023
- Stockham Primary SchoolPrimary211Outstanding 2019
- Fitzwaryn SchoolSpecial125Outstanding 2022
- Buckland Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary117Outstanding 2022
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 50 | 48 | 93.8% |
| Secondary | 9 | 8 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Vale of White Horse
Showing 20 of 61 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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King Alfred's | Secondary | 1,763 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Faringdon Community College | Secondary | 1,436 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 1,250 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Mason School | Secondary | 995 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Larkmead School | Secondary | 940 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fitzharrys School | Secondary | 844 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Millbrook Primary School | Primary | 486 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aureus School | Secondary | 485 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Didcot Primary Academy | Primary | 456 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Charlton Primary School | Primary | 450 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dunmore Primary School | Primary | 431 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Rush Common School | Primary | 429 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Swithun's CofE Primary School | Primary | 427 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wantage Church of England Primary School | Primary | 405 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | Primary | 404 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Caldecott Primary School | Primary | 386 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Folly View Primary | Primary | 355 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Watchfield Primary School | Primary | 346 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chilton County Primary School | Primary | 309 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Elms Primary School | Primary | 304 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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