Aureus Primary School
Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Clelland
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 450
- URN
- 140652
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235754411
About this school
Aureus Primary School is a primary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 450 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 31 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 90% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 23% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 94% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 94% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 Aureus 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 | 80% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 392 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aureus Primary School compares
Aureus Primary School ranked 37th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 450 | — |
| Didcot Primary Academy | 80% | 3.9% | 12.4% | 451 | 0.4 miles |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | — | 5% | 19.4% | 450 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 32.6% | 318 | 0.7 miles |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4% | 12.7% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Willowcroft Community School | 69% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 481 | 1.0 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)
- 7.84%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 4.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Didcot Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Stephen Freeman Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Manor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Northbourne Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Willowcroft Community School1.0 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Didcot
Aureus Primary School ranks 2nd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Didcot.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary
- South Moreton Primary School Primary
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Aureus Primary School teach?
- Aureus Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of Aureus Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aureus Primary School is Mrs Danielle Clelland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aureus Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aureus 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 Aureus Primary School?
- Aureus Primary School has 450 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Aureus Primary School full?
- Aureus Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 450 on roll (101%), 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 Aureus Primary School a faith school?
- No. Aureus Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aureus Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Aureus Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Aureus Primary School?
- Aureus Primary School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Aureus Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aureus Primary School rank locally?
- Aureus Primary School ranked 37th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aureus Primary School's absence rate?
- Aureus Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aureus Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aureus 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.