Wantage Church of England Primary School
School Name: Wantage Church of England Primary School Address: Newbury Street Town/City: Wantage County: Oxfordshire Postcode: OX12 8DJ Telephone Number: 01235 762396 Website: https://www.wantage.cambrianlt.org/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: Church of England Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2013 Trust: Cambrian Learning Trust Sponsor: Faringdon Academy Of Schools
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Browne
Capacity: 420
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 435 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 104% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 23.6%
URN: 140255
DfE Number: 931/3246
UKPRN: 10043469
UPRN: 10014028682
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Vale of White Horse (E07000180)
Constituency: Didcot and Wantage (E14001197)
Electoral Ward: Wantage Charlton (E05012979)
Diocese: CE27(Diocese of Oxford)
Easting & Northing: 439928E, 187445N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 35' 6.33" N 1° 25' 29.93" W
Plus Code: 9C3WHHPG+22
DfE Record: View record
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- Sheila Apps - Local Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2030.
- Mrs Katie Chalmers - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 January 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 January 2030.
- Mr Barry Cook - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 19 September 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 27 September 2026.
- Mrs Lucy Crick - Local Governor. Appointed on 18 March 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 17 March 2030.
- Mrs Abigail Joy Drewitt - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 May 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 3 May 2029.
- Sarah Gniadek-Pitt - Local Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2030.
- Mrs Caroline Haines - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 January 2027.
- Mrs Sue Hunter - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 28 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Sue Hunter - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 September 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 28 September 2026.
- Revd Katherine Ann Magdalene Price - Local Governor. Appointed on 26 November 2022 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)). Term runs until 25 November 2026.
- Miss Philly Shishton - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 February 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 23 February 2026.
- Ms Kirsty Taylor - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 August 2028.