Caldecott Primary School

OxfordshireCommunity school

Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB

Headteacher: Miss Katy WalshSchool website ↗Pupils: 386 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2023
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2023
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 28 February 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
16.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 75%·Maths 69%All three 64%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected69%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
28of 33 (84.8%)
How many applied in total?
77

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
36.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
15.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
35.0%
Boys and girls
43%girls·57%boys
167 girls, 219 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 64% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1617.0%0.0%-4.8+0.5-5.4
2016/1752.0%5.0%-1.4+0.3-0.5
2017/1857.0%11.0%-0.2+1.0-0.3
2018/1955.0%2.0%-2.1+1.6-1.6
2022/2359.0%4.0%+0.7+1.6+0.7
2023/2454.0%4.0%---
2024/2564.0%16.0%---