Dunmore 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 28/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Northcourt Road, Abingdon

School Information

Address: Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NR
Website: www.dunmore.oxon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01235520550
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Samuel Bartholomew
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135265

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 444
Number of Boys: 247
Number of Girls: 197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Dunmore Primary School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NR
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
Boxhill Walk , OX14 1HB
3out of 4 593 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Rush Common School
Hendred Way , OX14 2AW
3out of 4 803 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Long Furlong Primary School
Boulter Drive , OX14 1XP
3out of 4 827 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Radley Road , OX14 3PP
3out of 4 947 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NP
3out of 4 276 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
John Mason School
Wootton Road , OX14 1JB
3out of 4 826 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF
3out of 4 1,603 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 500 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road , OX14 3PS
- not rated 726 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kingfisher School
Radley Road , OX14 3RR
3out of 4 1,077 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Abingdon School
Park Road , OX14 1DE
- not rated 1,182 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road , OX20 1LZ
- not rated 1,362 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN
- not rated 1,565 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.