Kingfisher School
Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3RR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Wilson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Propeller Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 139079
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235555512
About this school
Kingfisher School is a special academy in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 113 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.40 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Kingfisher 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.83%
- Persistent absence
- 30.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abingdon School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
St Helen and St Katharine1.2 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
The Unicorn School1.3 miles
Special schools · Abingdon
-
Radley College1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
The Manor Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
- The Unicorn School Special 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
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
- Longworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingfisher School teach?
- Kingfisher School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingfisher School?
- The headteacher of Kingfisher School is Mrs Lorraine Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingfisher School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingfisher 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 Kingfisher School?
- Kingfisher School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Kingfisher School full?
- Kingfisher School has capacity for 110 pupils and 113 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 Kingfisher School a faith school?
- No. Kingfisher School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Kingfisher School?
- Kingfisher School is part of THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Kingfisher School have?
- The schools register lists Kingfisher School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kingfisher School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Kingfisher School's absence rate?
- Kingfisher School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingfisher School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingfisher 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 1 July 2026.