Carterton Primary School
Primary school in Carterton, Oxfordshire. Requires improvement (Oct 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 18 October 2022, report published 28 November 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Carterton Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Carterton Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2025
The last inspection was in October 2022. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.4 milesGateway Primary School
Good (Feb 2023)
- 0.4 milesEdith Moorhouse Primary School
Standards maintained (Jun 2025)
- 0.6 milesSt John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Standards maintained (May 2025)
- 1.2 milesBrize Norton Primary School
Good (Jun 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.