Dry Sandford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Dry Sandford Primary School is a primary school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023.
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Catchment area for Dry Sandford Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 98 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “The strong ethos of nurture and support is embedded into everything the school does.”
- “The focus on helping pupils understand their behaviour is valued by pupils, staff and parents.”
- “They can explain, with maturity, what they can do to solve friendship problems.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, sometimes leaders have not identified precisely enough the key knowledge they want pupils to learn.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always connect with or build on previous learning well enough.”
- “However, there are a few inconsistencies in the teaching of phonics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Sunningwell Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Long Furlong Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Dunmore Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) 2.3 mi School remains Good
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published