St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Erika Kirwan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 123225
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235521558
About this school
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's Catholic 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 21 | 23 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 39% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 57% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 65% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 St Edmund's Catholic 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 | 60% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edmund's Catholic Primary School compares
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranked 182nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6% | 17.6% | 182 | — |
| Thomas Reade Primary School | 63% | 3.7% | 14.4% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| Rush Common School | 78% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 417 | 0.4 miles |
| St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | 69% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 399 | 0.5 miles |
| Dunmore Primary School | 50% | 5% | 16.2% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Carswell Community Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 210 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.61%
- English as an additional language
- 25.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 11.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Reade Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Rush Common School0.4 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon0.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Dunmore Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Carswell Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranks 17th 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 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Erika Kirwan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Edmund's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's Catholic 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 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 182 on roll (76%), 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 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Edmund's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranked 182nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edmund's Catholic 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.