Carswell Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Carswell Community Primary School is a primary school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bostock Road, Carswell Primary School, Abingdon, OX14 1DP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at this caring and nurturing school.”
- “They understand the school values and live these daily through their interactions with others.”
- “Pupils celebrate the rich diversity of the school community and say with pride that ‘everyone is welcome here’.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school has not ensured that pupils’ knowledge is routinely checked.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not identify and address the gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2025 (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) | 79% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Caldecott Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Thameside Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Dunmore Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thomas Reade Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Rush Common School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Long Furlong Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged