Dry Sandford 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 16/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lashford Lane, Abingdon, OX13 6EE
Website: http://www.dry-sandford.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01865730432
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Moorhouse
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123063

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 105
Number of Boys: 51
Number of Girls: 54

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 3.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.1 to 6.9
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.4 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dry Sandford Primary School
Lashford Lane , Dry Sandford OX13 6EE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Wootton Village , Boars Hill OX1 5HP
3out of 4 1,473 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sunningwell Church of England Primary School
Dark Lane , Sunningwell OX13 6RE
3out of 4 2,462 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School
Church Road , Appleton OX13 5JL
4out of 4 3,015 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cothill House
Cothill , Abingdon OX13 6JL
- not rated 1,326 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN
- not rated 3,262 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.