Community school · Oxfordshire

Dry Sandford Primary School

4–11Ages
98Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123063URN

Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

28 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

17 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 January 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

28 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 4.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	7	28	4.0	7	1.00
Sep 2025	12	30	2.5	12	1.00
Sep 2024	13	40	3.1	13	1.00
Sep 2023	14	46	3.3	13	0.93
Sep 2022	12	44	3.7	9	0.75
Sep 2021	11	43	3.9	11	1.00
Sep 2020	17	34	2.0	17	1.00
Sep 2019	20	43	2.2	23	1.15
Sep 2018	15	35	2.3	13	0.87
Sep 2017	14	36	2.6	12	0.86
Sep 2016	26	32	1.2	10	0.38
Sep 2015	17	41	2.4	8	0.47
Sep 2014	10	28	2.8	8	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 100% · Maths 75% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%43rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	13%	106	104
2023/24	50%	0%	106	103
2022/23	45%	5%	108	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dry Sandford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sunningwell Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.9applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

5.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Long Furlong Primary School
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Dunmore Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
3.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123063 · 931/2565
Capacity: 140 pupils · 98 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EE
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources