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Thameside Primary School

Academy converter · Abingdon · OX14 5NL

Ages 3–11 · 205 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

21%

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)21%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.5%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
159

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

23

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
57
Preferred offers (top 3)
23
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 fill98%

205 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
100 / 105
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
205 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
35.1%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Faringdon Academy of Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Youngman

Location

Address
Cotman Close
Postcode
OX14 5NL
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 205 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 35.1%.

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

  • Caldecott Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 5HB · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.2 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

    0.6 miles away

  • Drayton Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 4JF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM8.2%
    • Demand0.96

    1.3 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

    1.3 miles away

  • Dunmore Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 1NR · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 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

    1.6 miles away

  • Rush Common School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 2AW · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

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

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Youngman
Telephone
01235527600
Website
www.thameside.oxon.sch.uk/

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