Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA
481 pupils · 100% of 482 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WILLOWCROFT ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 25 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 60 | 116 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 46 | 108 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 53 | 49 | 107 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 57 | 136 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 55 | 104 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 44 | 105 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 65 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 49 | 90 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Manor Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Ladygrove Park Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Aureus Primary School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.