Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
123225URN

Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

40 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
9 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.0; 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	13	40	3.1	12	0.92
Sep 2025	14	53	3.8	11	0.79
Sep 2024	15	55	3.7	15	1.00
Sep 2023	20	61	3.1	20	1.00
Sep 2022	28	65	2.3	26	0.93
Sep 2021	22	50	2.3	21	0.95
Sep 2020	29	54	1.9	27	0.93
Sep 2019	25	54	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2018	30	45	1.5	20	0.67
Sep 2017	16	39	2.4	11	0.69
Sep 2016	30	47	1.6	19	0.63
Sep 2015	30	57	1.9	23	0.77
Sep 2014	30	60	2.0	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 62% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	8%	105	101
2023/24	39%	4%	104	101
2022/23	60%	5%	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 Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Thomas Reade Primary School
0.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rush Common School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Carswell Community Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Long Furlong Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

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

Good2023

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123225 · 931/3856
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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