Thameside 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 07/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cotman Close, Abingdon, OX14 5NL
Website: www.thameside.oxon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01235527600
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Anna Grice
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144871

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 196
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1 to 6
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.4 to 5
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.5

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:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Thameside Primary School
Cotman Close , OX14 5NL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Caldecott Primary School
Caldecott Road , OX14 5HB
3out of 4 382 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Carswell Community Primary School
Bostock Road , OX14 1DP
3out of 4 1,079 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
Boxhill Walk , OX14 1HB
3out of 4 2,004 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Drayton Community Primary School
Hilliat Fields , Drayton OX14 4JF
3out of 4 2,266 yd Community school - 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 1,867 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF
3out of 4 1,933 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NP
3out of 4 2,539 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 2,359 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 2,695 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Unicorn School
20 Marcham Road , OX14 1AA
- not rated 1,032 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abingdon School
Park Road , OX14 1DE
- not rated 1,431 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road , OX20 1LZ
- not rated 1,808 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN
- not rated 2,169 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road , OX14 3PS
- not rated 2,170 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.