Schools in Wantage
Wantage is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, with 14 schools serving the surrounding villages. The area is dominated by faith provision: 8 of the 14 schools hold a religious character — mostly Church of England — reflecting the rural parish structure of the Vale. Seven schools are currently at or above capacity, making catchment distance a significant factor for primary admissions across the town.
The secondary offer is anchored by The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College, which draws pupils from Wantage and the wider Vale of White Horse villages. Six schools hold an Ofsted Good or Outstanding rating. Parents applying in 2026 should verify the latest last-distance-offered figures with Oxfordshire County Council, as demand in this sought-after market town fluctuates year to year.
School demand in Wantage
Across the 14 schools in Wantage with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 7 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Wantage have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Wantage are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Oxfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Wantage have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Wantage: 6 oversubscribed (11)
Stockham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wantage · OX12 9HL
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Wantage · OX12 9UL
St Amand's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Wantage · OX12 8LF
Charlton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wantage · OX12 7HG
Wantage Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wantage · OX12 8DJ
The Hendreds Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Wantage · OX12 8JX
Grove Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Wantage · OX12 7PW
Millbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wantage · OX12 7LB
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wantage · OX12 9RY
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney
Primary · Academy converter
Wantage · OX12 0JN
Wantage Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Wantage · OX12 7GQ
Secondary Schools in Wantage (1)
Other Schools in Wantage (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Wantage are set by Oxfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.