Schools in Witney
Witney is a fast-growing market town in west Oxfordshire with 29 schools - 22 primaries and 3 secondaries. Oxfordshire County Council co-ordinates admissions for community schools using a catchment area system, with in-catchment families receiving priority after looked-after children and siblings. Witney has seen significant housing development in the last decade, and some newer estates sit at the boundary between school catchments, making it essential to verify your address against the current maps.
The three secondary schools in Witney are Bartholomew School, The Henry Box School, and Wood Green School. All three are comprehensive academies. Witney is also served by some schools in nearby Carterton and the wider west Oxfordshire area, so families in the outer parts of town should explore all options. Oxfordshire's admissions timetable follows the national schedule with primary applications closing in January and secondary in October.
School demand in Witney
Across the 28 schools in Witney with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 82%. 3 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.
17 schools in Witney have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
20 of the schools in Witney 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.
12 of the schools in Witney have a current Ofsted rating, of which 12 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Witney: 1 oversubscribed (22)
Stonesfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Witney · OX29 8PU
Ducklington Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Witney · OX29 7US
Hailey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Witney · OX29 9UB
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Witney · OX29 0SP
Combe CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Witney · OX29 8NQ
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 5JZ
Eynsham Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Witney · OX29 4LJ
Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 5RJ
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 4DN
Freeland Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 8HX
Hanborough Manor CofE School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 8DJ
The Blake Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 3FR
North Leigh Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 6SS
Queen Emma's Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 5JW
The Batt Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 6DY
Tower Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 6NB
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 4AZ
Leafield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 9NP
Madley Brook Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 1AR
Witney Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 1HL
Windrush Church of England Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Witney · OX29 7DL
West Witney Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 5FZ
Secondary Schools in Witney (3)
Bartholomew School
Secondary · Academy converter
Witney · OX29 4AP
The Henry Box School
Secondary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 4AX
Wood Green School
Secondary · Academy converter
Witney · OX28 1DX
Other Schools in Witney (4)
Cokethorpe School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Witney · OX29 7PU
The King's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Witney · OX29 6TA
Mulberry Bush School
Not applicable · Non-maintained special school
Witney · OX29 7RW
Springfield School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
WITNEY · OX28 1AR
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Witney 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.