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Cholsey Primary School

South Oxfordshire, OX10 9PPPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
56 1st-choice / 57 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2860 of 13,686 nationally

About Cholsey Primary School

Parents considering Cholsey Primary School will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 79 applications for 57 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 39. That means for every place available, nearly one and a half families applied. Of those 79 applications, 56 were first-preference choices, and 56 first-preference offers were made — so if you put it top of your list, your chances are strong, but not guaranteed. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 5 to 11, with 313 pupils on roll, just shy of its 315 capacity. Fifteen per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is a touch above the national average and suggests a genuinely mixed catchment. The headteacher is Heidi McSweeney, and the school has no religious character.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChurch Road, Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, OX10 9PP
HeadteacherHeidi McSweeney
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils313
Free School Meals (FSM)15.0%
School Capacity313 / 315 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: cholsey.oxon.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Cholsey Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.