SCHOOL PROFILE

Charlton Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140237
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 420 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 212 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 232 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.1%
16.7 pts below England
School 8.1%
Vale of White Horse 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.3%
14.0 pts below England
School 6.3%
Vale of White Horse 10.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.6%
2.6 pts above England
School 3.6%
Vale of White Horse 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.3%
370
Any other White background
3.8%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
10
Indian
2.0%
9
White and Asian
1.6%
7
Unclassified
1.4%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.6% 96 of 444 pupils
0.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.6%
Vale of White Horse 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 79 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 39
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Vale of White Horse 59.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Vale of White Horse 75.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Vale of White Horse 70.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Vale of White Horse 71.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.56%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.66 pts lower than England
School 4.56%
Vale of White Horse 6.13%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.65 pts lower than England
School 10.16%
Vale of White Horse 14.71%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Vale of White Horse 2.05%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

105.7% 17.5 pts above England
Charlton Primary School
105.7%
Vale of White Horse
84.6%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information