Caldecott Primary School
Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katy Walsh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 123087
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235523132
About this school
Caldecott Primary School is a community primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Caldecott 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 56 | 54 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 54% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Caldecott 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 | 59% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caldecott Primary School compares
Caldecott Primary School ranked 114th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.8% | 25.4% | 360 | — |
| Thameside Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 37.3% | 205 | 0.2 miles |
| Carswell Community Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | 69% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 399 | 0.9 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6% | 17.6% | 182 | 1.2 miles |
| Dunmore Primary School | 50% | 5% | 16.2% | 420 | 1.3 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)
- 25.36%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thameside Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Carswell Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon0.9 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Dunmore Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Caldecott Primary School ranks 10th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Abingdon.
- Appleton Church of England (A) 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
- Radley Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Caldecott Primary School teach?
- Caldecott Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Caldecott Primary School?
- The headteacher of Caldecott Primary School is Miss Katy Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Caldecott Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caldecott 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 Caldecott Primary School?
- Caldecott Primary School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Caldecott Primary School full?
- Caldecott Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 360 on roll (86%), 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 Caldecott Primary School a faith school?
- No. Caldecott Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caldecott Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Caldecott Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Caldecott Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caldecott Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Caldecott Primary School ranked 114th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caldecott Primary School's absence rate?
- Caldecott Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caldecott Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caldecott 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.