Shiplake Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.619 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shiplake Church of England School is a primary school in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2022. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Shiplake Church of England School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.619 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 29% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.619 miles away, 18th longest of 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2012, and it swung most sharply between 2023 and 2024.
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Memorial Avenue, Shiplake, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4DN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and achieve highly at this caring school.”
- “Staff and pupils have warm relationships with each other which helps pupils to feel safe, grow in confidence and develop a clear sense of belonging.”
- “Pupils' learning and wellbeing needs are understood thoroughly.”
To improve
- “Leaders should sustain and build on their existing work to further develop handwriting across the curriculum.”
- “Leaders should refine their highly effective provision for personal, social and health education to further strengthen pupils’ detailed knowledge and understanding.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 86% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Valley Road School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Trinity Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good
- Badgemore Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sonning Common Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peppard Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good
- Stoke Row CofE Primary School 6.1 mi Good