About Our School

We are a popular primary school in the Oxfordshire town of Carterton. We currently have around 330 pupils on roll, with about one third of pupils coming from Service Families serving at RAF Brize Norton.

The school is named after Miss Edith Moorhouse OBE, a Senior Adviser for primary schools in Oxfordshire from 1946 to 1968. Her support too the innovations of another local (George Baines) helped drive radical changes to primary education in the 1950s and 1960s.

In April 2017, we converted to academy status as part of the River Learning Trust. As a school, we continually strive toward reaching our goals and try to be the very best we can. We have high standards in all that we do, and we adhere to the three River Learning Trust principles:

• Commitment to Excellence: striving for the best educational experience
• Everyone Learning: creating and taking opportunities that enhance lives
• Respectful Relationships: acting with care, integrity, and fairness in all we do

 
Our school motto, chosen by the pupils, is: Reach for the Stars
 
This represents the school’s desire to always demonstrate aspiration and resilience.

School opening hours for children are:

Pre-school is 8.50am to 2.50pm. Total hours per week 30. 

Reception is 8.40am to 3pm (registration is 8.50am). Total hours per week 30.85.

KS1 and KS2 is 8.35am to 3.15pm (registration is 8.45am). Total hours 32.5.

A paper copy of the information and content on this website is available free of charge to any parent or carer of a pupil attending the school. Please contact the school office to request a copy if required.

Edith Moorhouse School is a part of the River Learning Trust, which is an exempt charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with registered company number 7966500, and its registered office is C/O Rose Hill Primary School, the Oval, Oxford, OX4 4HF.