John Blandy Primary School
Laurel Drive, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Elliott
- Sponsor
- Faringdon Academy of Schools
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 140307
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865820422
About this school
John Blandy Primary School is a primary academy in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 296 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 27 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 52% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 7% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 70% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 63% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 70% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 John Blandy 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 | 65% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Blandy Primary School compares
John Blandy Primary School ranked 106th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.4% | 15.3% | 296 | — |
| Longworth Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 82 | 1.1 miles |
| Standlake Church of England Primary School | 48% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 102 | 3.2 miles |
| Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 139 | 3.3 miles |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney | 45% | 5.7% | 22.3% | 196 | 3.4 miles |
| Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | 43% | 4.7% | 17.7% | 168 | 3.5 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)
- 15.25%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 6.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longworth Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Standlake Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Standlake
-
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney3.4 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
John Blandy Primary School ranks 8th 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
- 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 John Blandy Primary School teach?
- John Blandy Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of John Blandy Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Blandy Primary School is Mrs Suzanne Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John Blandy Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Blandy 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 John Blandy Primary School?
- John Blandy Primary School has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is John Blandy Primary School full?
- John Blandy Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 296 on roll (94%), 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 John Blandy Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Blandy Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Blandy Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John Blandy Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs John Blandy Primary School?
- John Blandy Primary School is part of CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John Blandy Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Blandy Primary School rank locally?
- John Blandy Primary School ranked 106th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Blandy Primary School's absence rate?
- John Blandy Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Blandy Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Blandy 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 1 July 2026.