Didcot Primary Academy
Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OMNIA LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Principal Alison Ashcroft
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Omnia Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 140688
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235606012
About this school
Didcot Primary Academy is a primary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 451 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Didcot Primary Academy, 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 79% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 2% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 89% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Didcot Primary Academy 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 | 53% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 451 |
| 2024/25 | 456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Didcot Primary Academy compares
Didcot Primary Academy ranked 30th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.9% | 12.4% | 451 | — |
| Aureus Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | — | 5% | 19.4% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 32.6% | 318 | 0.8 miles |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4% | 12.7% | 343 | 1.0 miles |
| Willowcroft Community School | 69% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 481 | 1.2 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)
- 12.35%
- English as an additional language
- 34%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aureus Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Stephen Freeman Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Northbourne Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Willowcroft Community School1.2 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Didcot
Didcot Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Didcot.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School 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 ages does Didcot Primary Academy teach?
- Didcot Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Didcot.
- Who is the principal of Didcot Primary Academy?
- The principal of Didcot Primary Academy is Principal Alison Ashcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Didcot Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Didcot Primary Academy, 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 Didcot Primary Academy?
- Didcot Primary Academy has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Didcot Primary Academy full?
- Didcot Primary Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 451 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 Didcot Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Didcot Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Didcot Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Didcot Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Didcot Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Didcot Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Didcot Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Didcot Primary Academy is part of OMNIA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Didcot Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Didcot Primary Academy compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Didcot Primary Academy ranked 30th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Didcot Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Didcot Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Didcot Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Didcot Primary Academy'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.