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Primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames

All 13 primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames.

13 schools in Abingdon-on-Thames

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  1. Rush Common School

    Abingdon, OX14 2AW · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Abingdon-on-Thames average.

    52 first choices, 56 offers made

    Met the standard at 1178%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    417
    Pupils per teacher
    21.3
    View school Rush Common School
  2. Thomas Reade Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 3RR · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Abingdon-on-Thames average, low absence.

    20 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1163%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    216
    Pupils per teacher
    22.2
    View school Thomas Reade Primary School
  3. Carswell Community Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 1DP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Abingdon-on-Thames average.

    29 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    210
    Pupils per teacher
    18.6
    View school Carswell Community Primary School
  4. St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon

    Abingdon, OX14 1HB · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Abingdon-on-Thames average.

    58 first choices, 59 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    399
    Pupils per teacher
    21.3
    View school St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
  5. Long Furlong Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 1XP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Abingdon-on-Thames average.

    25 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1147%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    211
    Pupils per teacher
    20.0
    View school Long Furlong Primary School
  6. Caldecott Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 5HB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Abingdon-on-Thames average.

    42 first choices, 44 offers made

    Met the standard at 1164%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    360
    Pupils per teacher
    21.6
    View school Caldecott Primary School
  7. Dunmore Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 1NR · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Abingdon-on-Thames average.

    40 first choices, 40 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    420
    Pupils per teacher
    22.9
    View school Dunmore Primary School
  8. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 3PP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Abingdon-on-Thames average, high absence.

    12 first choices, 13 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.0%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    182
    Pupils per teacher
    19.6
    View school St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
  9. Thameside Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 5NL · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Abingdon-on-Thames average, high absence.

    20 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.7%Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    205
    Pupils per teacher
    19.0
    View school Thameside Primary School
  10. Kingfisher School

    Abingdon, OX14 3RR · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    8.8%
    Pupils
    113
    Pupils per teacher
    7.3
    View school Kingfisher School
  11. The Unicorn School

    Abingdon, OX14 1AA · Independent · All-through · Ages 6 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    148
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school The Unicorn School
  12. Abingdon School

    Abingdon, OX14 1DE · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    1,270
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Abingdon School
  13. St Helen and St Katharine

    Abingdon, OX14 1BE · Independent · All-through · Ages 9 to 18 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well above the England average.

    Attainment 8 at 1671.3

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Abingdon-on-Thames 5.0%
    Pupils
    700
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school St Helen and St Katharine
The big picture

How Abingdon-on-Thames's primary schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Abingdon-on-Thames 61%England 62%Kingfisher School: 0%Long Furlong Primary School: 47%Thameside Primary School: 48%St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 50%Dunmore Primary School: 50%Thomas Reade Primary School: 63%Caldecott Primary School: 64%St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon: 69%Rush Common School: 78%Carswell Community Primary School: 79%0%25%50%75%100%
Primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Abingdon-on-Thames average 5.3%Thomas Reade Primary School: 3.7%Long Furlong Primary School: 4.2%Rush Common School: 4.2%Carswell Community Primary School: 4.3%Caldecott Primary School: 4.8%Dunmore Primary School: 5%St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon: 5.1%St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 6%Thameside Primary School: 6.7%Kingfisher School: 8.8%0%4%8%12%16%
Primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames

Ofsted grades in Abingdon-on-Thames

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 8 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 5
  • Good: 5 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Abingdon-on-Thames

  1. Some are faith schools.

    4 of the 13 primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. A nursery place isn't a Reception place.

    10 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.

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  3. Apply by 15 January.

    Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.

  4. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames, explained

There are 13 primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames, teaching 4,851 children. 7 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 3 independent schools.

100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.4% of pupils in Abingdon-on-Thames met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 79%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

16.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,743 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many primary schools are in Abingdon-on-Thames?
There are 13 primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames on Eduscope are Rush Common School, Thomas Reade Primary School and Carswell Community Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames, 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Abingdon-on-Thames primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Abingdon-on-Thames?
When choosing a primary school in Abingdon-on-Thames, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 13 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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