Caldecott Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Caldecott Primary School is a primary school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2023.
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Catchment area for Caldecott 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
- Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 360 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school at the heart of the community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, content is not clear enough.”
- “Pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge of which they are capable, and teachers do not adapt learning well enough.”
- “Sometimes, teachers give pupils with SEND work which is too different from their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 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) | 64% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 42 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.
- Thameside Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Carswell Community Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Dunmore Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thomas Reade Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- Drayton Community Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rush Common School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade