Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon

4–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123166URN

Boxhill Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

140 applications for 59 places · 100th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

22 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 November 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

140 applications · 59 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.7; 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	59	140	2.4	58	0.98
Sep 2025	51	141	2.8	42	0.82
Sep 2024	45	126	2.8	45	1.00
Sep 2023	60	151	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2022	59	136	2.3	51	0.86
Sep 2021	48	123	2.6	44	0.92
Sep 2020	57	153	2.7	52	0.91
Sep 2019	60	144	2.4	59	0.98
Sep 2018	59	140	2.4	71	1.20
Sep 2017	46	118	2.6	44	0.96
Sep 2016	60	142	2.4	55	0.92
Sep 2015	59	132	2.2	54	0.92
Sep 2014	60	159	2.7	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 71% · Maths 87% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%77th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	69%	6%	109	108
2023/24	67%	9%	109	107
2022/23	67%	16%	107	106

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

St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, AbingdonThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Dunmore Primary School
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Carswell Community Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Rush Common School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Thomas Reade Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Long Furlong Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Caldecott Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123166 · 931/3247
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 436 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Boxhill Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1HB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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