Drayton Community Primary School
Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Katrine Deeks
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 123059
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235531316
About this school
Drayton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Drayton Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 54% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 75% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Drayton Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drayton Community Primary School compares
Drayton Community Primary School ranked 199th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 194 | — |
| Thameside Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 37.3% | 205 | 1.3 miles |
| Caldecott Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 25.4% | 360 | 1.5 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village | — | 4.8% | 11.8% | 207 | 1.8 miles |
| Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | 43% | 4.7% | 17.7% | 168 | 1.8 miles |
| Carswell Community Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 210 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.36%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thameside Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Caldecott Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village1.8 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Carswell Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Drayton Community Primary School ranks 19th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Abingdon.
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
- Longworth Primary School Primary
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Radley Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Drayton Community Primary School teach?
- Drayton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Drayton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Drayton Community Primary School is Ms Katrine Deeks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Drayton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drayton Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Drayton Community Primary School?
- Drayton Community Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Drayton Community Primary School full?
- Drayton Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 194 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Drayton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Drayton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Drayton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Drayton Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Drayton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Drayton Community Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Drayton Community Primary School ranked 199th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Drayton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Drayton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Drayton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Drayton Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.