Didcot Primary Academy is a primary school located in Didcot. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/06/2019. 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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Chestnut Drive, Didcot

School Information

Address: Chestnut Drive, Didcot, OX11 6DP
Website: www.didcotprimaryacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01235606013
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Alison Ashcroft
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140688

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 396
Number of Boys: 193
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

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

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydalls Nursery School
Lydalls Road , OX11 7HX 		4out of 4 1,930 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Didcot Primary Academy
Chestnut Drive , Great Western Park OX11 6DP 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Aureus Primary School
Clover Fields , Great Western Park OX11 6GS 		- not rated 623 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Stephen Freeman Community Primary School
Freeman Road , OX11 7BZ 		3out of 4 783 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB 		2out of 4 1,337 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Cockcroft Road , OX11 8LJ 		3out of 4 1,791 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aureus School
Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF 		- not rated 233 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
UTC Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ 		3out of 4 355 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ 		4out of 4 1,162 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Birinus School
Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ 		3out of 4 2,083 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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