Thomas Reade Primary School
Thomas Reade Primary School Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynsey Day
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 123073
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235554795
About this school
Thomas Reade Primary School is a community primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Reade 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 77% | 82% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 93% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 89% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Thomas Reade 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 | 77% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Reade Primary School compares
Thomas Reade Primary School ranked 124th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.7% | 14.4% | 216 | — |
| Rush Common School | 78% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 417 | 0.2 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6% | 17.6% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| Dunmore Primary School | 50% | 5% | 16.2% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | 69% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 399 | 0.7 miles |
| Long Furlong Primary School | 47% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 211 | 0.9 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)
- 14.42%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rush Common School0.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Dunmore Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon0.7 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Long Furlong Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Thomas Reade Primary School ranks 12th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Thomas Reade Primary School teach?
- Thomas Reade Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Reade Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thomas Reade Primary School is Mrs Lynsey Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Reade Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Reade 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 Thomas Reade Primary School?
- Thomas Reade Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thomas Reade Primary School full?
- Thomas Reade Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Thomas Reade Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Reade Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Reade Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Reade Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thomas Reade Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Reade Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Thomas Reade Primary School ranked 124th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Reade Primary School's absence rate?
- Thomas Reade Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Reade Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Reade 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.