Dry Sandford Primary School
Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Friday
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 123063
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865730432
About this school
Dry Sandford Primary School is a community primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 January 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 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 50% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 50% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 75% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Dry Sandford 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 | 45% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dry Sandford Primary School compares
Dry Sandford Primary School ranked 45th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 98 | — |
| Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 14.5% | 83 | 0.8 miles |
| Sunningwell Church of England Primary School | 100% | 6.2% | 18.9% | 78 | 1.4 miles |
| Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 139 | 1.7 miles |
| Long Furlong Primary School | 47% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 211 | 2.2 miles |
| Dunmore Primary School | 50% | 5% | 16.2% | 420 | 2.3 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)
- 9.28%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 7.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Sunningwell Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Oxon
-
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Long Furlong Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Dunmore Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Dry Sandford Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Drayton Community 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 year groups does Dry Sandford Primary School teach?
- Dry Sandford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Dry Sandford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dry Sandford Primary School is Mrs Katie Friday, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dry Sandford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dry Sandford 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 big is Dry Sandford Primary School?
- Dry Sandford Primary School has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dry Sandford Primary School full?
- Dry Sandford Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 98 on roll (70%), 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 Dry Sandford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dry Sandford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dry Sandford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dry Sandford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dry Sandford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dry Sandford Primary School rank locally?
- Dry Sandford Primary School ranked 45th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dry Sandford Primary School's absence rate?
- Dry Sandford Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dry Sandford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dry Sandford 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.