Carswell Community Primary School
Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Crandon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 123080
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235521578
About this school
Carswell Community Primary School is a community primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 210 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 28 | 26 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 69% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 77% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| 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 Carswell 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 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carswell Community Primary School compares
Carswell Community Primary School ranked 33rd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 210 | — |
| Caldecott Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 25.4% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | 69% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 399 | 0.5 miles |
| Thameside Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 37.3% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6% | 17.6% | 182 | 0.8 miles |
| Dunmore Primary School | 50% | 5% | 16.2% | 420 | 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)
- 13.07%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 10.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caldecott Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon0.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Thameside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Dunmore Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Carswell Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 21 ranked primary schools in Abingdon.
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott 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
- Radley Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Carswell Community Primary School teach?
- Carswell Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Carswell Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carswell Community Primary School is Mr Paul Crandon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carswell Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carswell 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 big is Carswell Community Primary School?
- Carswell Community Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carswell Community Primary School full?
- Carswell Community Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 210 on roll (105%), 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 Carswell Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carswell Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carswell Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carswell Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Carswell Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carswell Community Primary School rank locally?
- Carswell Community Primary School ranked 33rd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carswell Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Carswell Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carswell Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carswell 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.