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Dunmore Primary School

Community school · Abingdon · OX14 1NR

Ages 2–11 · 420 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.1%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
355

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
126
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

420 pupils · 460 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
203 / 217
School capacity
460
Capacity fill
420 / 460 (91%)
Free school meals
16.2%
FSM pupils
64
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Samuel Bartholomew

Location

Address
Northcourt Road
Postcode
OX14 1NR
Town
Abingdon
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 420 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.2%.

Open schools in Abingdon
32
Primary schools in Abingdon
21
Academies among open schools in Abingdon
31% (10)
Open schools in OX14
25
Primary in OX14
15
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AbingdonNear OX14

  • Rush Common School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 2AW · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM4.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Long Furlong Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 1XP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM8.3%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 3PP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Thomas Reade Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 3RR · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand1.07

    0.6 miles away

  • Carswell Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 1DP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Caldecott Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 5HB · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Sunningwell Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Oxon · OX13 6RE · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Samuel Bartholomew
Telephone
01235520550
Website
www.dunmore.oxon.sch.uk/

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