Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.556 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Longcot and Fernham Church of England 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 1 July 2025. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Longcot and Fernham Church of England 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 | 1.556 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
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 20 offers, 1.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 241 Oxfordshire primary schools.
- All 20 of those Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (38%) were not offered a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.556 miles, nearer than in 2025 and 28th longest of the 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% 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
- Kings Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7SY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this welcoming and caring school.”
- “Positive relationships and kindness are evident in all interactions.”
- “There is a strong sense of belonging in the school, where pupils feel safe and know they will be listened to.”
To improve
- “In the early years, some interactions staff have with children are less consistent.”
- “At times, staff do not ask questions that might help children to deepen their learning.”
- “While staff make regular checks on pupils’ understanding, sometimes they do not use these checks as effectively as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 72% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Watchfield Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Uffington Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Shrivenham Church of England School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Folly View Primary 2.5 mi Not judged
- The Elms Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published