Aureus Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Didcot, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.246 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Aureus Primary School is a primary school in Didcot, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Aureus Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.246 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.246 miles, the 2nd shortest of 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.23 miles.
- That 2026 distance was further from the school than in 2025 but nearer than in 2018, and the figure has swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 78 first-choice applications for 56 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 450 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders strive tirelessly to empower all pupils at this school to ‘dream, believe and achieve’.”
- “This ambition shines brightly through all aspects of the school’s work.”
- “Teachers ensure that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve exceptionally well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2022 (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) | 78% | 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: 78 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 55 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.
- Didcot Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stephen Freeman Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manor Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Willowcroft Community School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harwell Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ladygrove Park Primary School 1.4 mi Good