Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Watlington, OX49 5SU, taking ages 4 to 11, 99 on roll.
Homes you looked at
Each measured from its postcode's centre against the 1.48 miles Oxfordshire published for 2026/27, as the checker measures.
Opened on this device and kept on it only: just their postcodes are sent, to this site, to measure them.
Sign up and the homes you open are kept in My properties, so this list is here on any phone or computer.
Will an address get in?
In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.48 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Oxfordshire school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 1.48 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School: 1.48 miles, 2026/27 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor: 0.4 miles, 2026/27, published by Oxfordshire
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Oxfordshire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Oxfordshire, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School and St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor admitted from 0.4 miles in 2026/27, published by Oxfordshire. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 1.48 and 0.4 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
Sign up to save both schools and be told when either council republishes the distance these answers rest on.
Drop St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor and go back to one school.
If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Oxfordshire, 58 of 160 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (36.2%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Lane Community Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.5 mi 2026/27 | 1.6 mi |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor Both in reach | Primary | 0.4 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
| Watlington Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.64 mi 2026/27 | 3.8 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 99 pupils in 105 places (94% full) |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 18 July 2022. Ungraded inspection, July 2022: school remains Good |
| Meeting the expected standard | 40.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 40.0% |
| 2023/24 | 59.0% |
| 2022/23 | 57.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School
| Girls and boys | 45.5% girls, 54.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 17.2% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School by bus
No bus stop with a scheduled departure within 600 m of the school, in the timetables operators have published to the Bus Open Data Service.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around OX49: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at OX49 5SU, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School?
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 1.48 miles away, per Oxfordshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.48 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Oxfordshire school's distance
All Oxfordshire schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Put Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School's figure on your own site
A small badge with the published distance that links back here, for a school website, parents' group or forum.
Show the badge and its code
Admission distance published by Oxfordshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.