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St Amand's Catholic Primary School

Vale of White Horse, OX12 8LFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
13 1st-choice / 13 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2685 of 13,686 nationally

About St Amand's Catholic Primary School

Parents considering St Amand's Catholic Primary School will find a lot to like in the feedback from current families. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering the period up to September 2025, a striking 93% of respondents said they would recommend the school. That confidence is backed up by some very strong individual scores: 96% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion felt their child does well there. Feelings of safety are particularly high, with 96% agreeing their child feels safe, and 98% agreeing the school makes sure pupils are well behaved. The school is clearly popular, too. For entry in 2025/26, St Amand's received 33 applications for just 13 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 54. All 13 first-preference applicants were offered a place, but with more than two applicants for every spot, getting in is competitive.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSt Mary's Road, St Amand's Catholic Primary School, Wantage, Vale of White Horse, OX12 8LF
HeadteacherHelen Ellery
Local AuthorityOxfordshire
Number of Pupils92
Free School Meals (FSM)14.3%
School Capacity92 / 150 (61% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (17 Dec 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 23 Oct 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning 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

08:00-08:40

After-school care

15:15-17:30

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

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St Amand's Catholic 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.