Didcot Primary Academy

OxfordshireAcademy sponsor led

Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6DP

Headteacher: Principal Alison AshcroftSchool website ↗Pupils: 456 (capacity: 446)Part of OMNIA LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
68% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
68%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
80.0%
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%.
20.0%
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 88%·Writing 82%·Maths 90%All three 80%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected82%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding48%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
78
How many got their first choice?
53of 78 (67.9%)
How many applied in total?
235

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
47.0%
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).
17.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
234 girls, 222 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Best year on record — 80% 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
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2022/2353.0%8.0%-0.7-0.8+0.8
2023/2479.0%2.0%---
2024/2580.0%20.0%---