St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Abingdon, Oxfordshire
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 May 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school.”
- “Their secure understanding of equality demonstrates the inclusive nature of St Edmund’s.”
- “Pupils know that they should be respectful of others, and they are.”
To improve
- “In other subjects, this is less consistent, which means that gaps in knowledge go unnoticed and limit pupils’ achievement over time.”
- “Outcomes of the key stage 2 national tests were lower in 2024, compared to previous years.”
- “The school is working to provide further opportunities across the curriculum for pupils to deeply explain their thinking in writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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) | 50% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Thomas Reade Primary School 0.3 mi Good
- Rush Common School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Dunmore Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Carswell Community Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Long Furlong Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Caldecott Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- Thameside Primary School 1.3 mi Good