Didcot Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
140688
Address
Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, OX11 6DP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
456 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
34%
Free school meals (FSM)
11%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.3%
Indian 9.9%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 8.1%
Chinese 5.7%
Pakistani 3.7%
African 3.7%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 79%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Didcot Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
78
2nd preference
91
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
10
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
5
11
Reception, Full-time
59
31
28
Year 1
61
31
30
Year 2
60
33
27
Year 3
60
28
32
Year 4
60
26
34
Year 5
61
28
33
Year 6
60
30
30
Year 2024-2025