Dunmore Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Dunmore Primary School is a primary school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time in this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “Each morning, they arrive confident, resilient and eager to learn.”
- “Forging positive relationships is at the heart of daily life.”
To improve
- “Attendance is improving, but some pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged, do not attend frequently enough.”
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in how effectively the curriculum is taught, particularly in the way teachers explain how to improve pupils' writing.”
- “While outcomes in writing remain lower than national averages, leaders have taken decisive action to address this.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2026 (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: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 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.
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Rush Common School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Long Furlong Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Thomas Reade Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Carswell Community Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Caldecott Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Sunningwell Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published