Edith Moorhouse Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Carterton, Oxfordshire
Edith Moorhouse Primary School is a primary school in Carterton, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lawton Avenue, Carterton, OX18 3HP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 336 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy to be at school.”
- “They appreciate how they are taught to behave well and to be respectful.”
- “As a result, they feel very secure as they learn and play.”
To improve
- “In a few other subjects, some pupils do not remember what they have learned as consistently.”
- “However, the curriculum is sometimes not used as successfully in some other subjects.”
- “This means that some pupils find it more difficult to recall their prior learning and to apply and build their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 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) | 47% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Oxfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton 0.1 mi Good
- Carterton Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gateway Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brize Norton Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bampton CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Clanfield CofE Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published