# West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 276 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144398. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 276
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 144398

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, June 2025
Before that: Good (overall), September 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 4 June 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils at West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-kidlington-e139530): 10 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gosford Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gosford-hill-school-e138897): 280 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Edward Feild Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-feild-primary-school-e151467): 450 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2022
- [North Kidlington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kidlington-primary-school-e123025): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144398)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144398)

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