Carswell Community Primary School is a primary school located in Abingdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bostock Road, Abingdon

School Information

Address: Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP
Website: www.carswell.oxon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01235521578
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Crandon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123080

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 232
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.2
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carswell Community Primary School
Bostock Road , OX14 1DP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caldecott Primary School
Caldecott Road , OX14 5HB
3out of 4 709 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
Boxhill Walk , OX14 1HB
3out of 4 947 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Cotman Close , OX14 5NL
3out of 4 1,079 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Radley Road , OX14 3PP
3out of 4 1,485 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Mason School
Wootton Road , OX14 1JB
3out of 4 788 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF
3out of 4 1,105 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NP
3out of 4 1,464 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon and Witney College
Wootton Road , OX14 1GG
- not rated 1,280 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Europa School UK
Thame Lane , Culham OX14 3DZ
3out of 4 2,964 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon School
Park Road , OX14 1DE
- not rated 359 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Unicorn School
20 Marcham Road , OX14 1AA
- not rated 466 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road , OX20 1LZ
- not rated 873 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road , OX14 3PS
- not rated 1,269 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN
- not rated 1,303 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.