Abingdon School
Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Windsor
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,425
- Pupils on roll
- 1,270
- URN
- 123312
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235521563
About this school
Abingdon School is an independent school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abingdon School under its current framework. 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
Abingdon School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1870, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 194 | 193 | 196 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | 15.8 | 16.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abingdon 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 | 36.6 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16.4 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,285 |
| 2023/24 | 1,290 |
| 2024/25 | 1,266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 270
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Unicorn School0.4 miles
Special schools · Abingdon
-
St Helen and St Katharine0.4 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
The Manor Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
Kingfisher School0.9 miles
Academies · Abingdon
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Radley College2.2 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Abingdon
- Cothill House Independent schools
- St Helen and St Katharine Independent schools
- The Manor Preparatory School Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Abingdon School teach?
- Abingdon School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Abingdon School?
- The headteacher of Abingdon School is Mr Michael Windsor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abingdon School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abingdon School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Abingdon School?
- Abingdon School has 1,270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Abingdon School full?
- Abingdon School has capacity for 1,425 pupils and 1,270 on roll (89%), 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 Abingdon School a faith school?
- No. Abingdon School has no designated religious character.
- How have Abingdon School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.6 in 2022/23 and 16.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abingdon School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abingdon 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 24 July 2026.