Thameside Primary School
Cotman Close, Abingdon, OX14 5NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Youngman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Faringdon Academy of Schools
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 144871
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235527600
About this school
Thameside Primary School is a primary academy in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 25 | 19 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 21% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 47% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 32% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 42% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 97.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Thameside 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 | 40% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 21% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thameside Primary School compares
Thameside Primary School ranked 197th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.7% | 37.3% | 205 | — |
| Caldecott Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 25.4% | 360 | 0.2 miles |
| Carswell Community Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | 69% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 399 | 1.1 miles |
| Drayton Community Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 194 | 1.3 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6% | 17.6% | 182 | 1.3 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
- 6 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report30 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.29%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caldecott Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Carswell Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon1.1 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Drayton Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
Thameside Primary School ranks 18th 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
- John Blandy 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Thameside Primary School teach?
- Thameside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Thameside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thameside Primary School is Mrs Laura Youngman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thameside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thameside 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 Thameside Primary School?
- Thameside Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thameside Primary School full?
- Thameside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thameside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thameside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thameside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thameside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thameside Primary School?
- Thameside 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 Thameside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thameside Primary School rank locally?
- Thameside Primary School ranked 197th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thameside Primary School's absence rate?
- Thameside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thameside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thameside 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 10 July 2026.