The Elms Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.633 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Elms Primary School is a primary school in Faringdon, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
The Elms Primary 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 | 0.633 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 27 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.633 miles, the 20th shortest of 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.23 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer the school than in 2021, having swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- The Elms, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 251 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “The Elms Primary School is an inclusive and happy community.”
- “Pupils typically describe their school as a friendly place where people are kind to each other.”
- “They talk proudly about their school values, such as kindness and resilience, and how they are rewarded for demonstrating these.”
To improve
- “However, last year the school’s published outcomes were below the national average, particularly in reading and mathematics.”
- “Sometimes, in the wider curriculum, tasks are not designed to challenge pupils fully.”
- “At these times, pupils do not learn to apply their learning confidently and independently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2025 (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) | 61% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 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.
- Folly View Primary 0.7 mi Not judged
- Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clanfield CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Buckland Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Uffington Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Good
- Watchfield Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade