John Watson School
School Name: John Watson School Address: Littleworth Road, Wheatley Town/City: Oxford County: Oxfordshire Postcode: OX33 1NN
Phase: Ages 2-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective History: This school closed in 2026
Headteacher: Mr Chris Slatter
Capacity: 110
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 115 (67% boys & 33% girls)
Enrollment: 105% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 35.1%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 123333
DfE Number: 931/7011
UKPRN: 10018126
UPRN: 100121303722
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: South Oxfordshire (E07000179)
Constituency: Henley and Thame (E14001280)
Electoral Ward: Wheatley (E05011711)
Easting & Northing: 459119E, 205837N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 44' 55.52" N 1° 8' 41.7" W
Plus Code: 9C3WPVX4+G2
DfE Record: View record
- John Watson School (0.0km)
- Wheatley Church of England Primary School (0.0km)
- Wheatley Nursery School (0.0km)
- Wheatley Park School (0.9km)
- Horspath Church of England Primary School (2.0km)
- Sandhills Community Primary School (3.0km)
- Endeavour Academy, Oxford (3.5km)
- Garsington Church of England Primary School (3.5km)
- Bayards Hill School (3.8km)
- Headington Quarry Nursery School (3.8km)
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