Primary
Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School
Church Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 139 of 196 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 17.8
- Pupils per adult
- 10.3
- Pupils
- 184
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
65%
4 points above the Abingdon average (61% across 20 schools)
109.0
2.7 above the Abingdon average (106.3 across 20 schools)
10th of 20 by our score, among the primary schools in Abingdon we can score - 21 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 58% |
| 24/25 | 65% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 110.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Church Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Oxfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Zaheer Ahmed
- Address
- Church Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JL
- Telephone
- 01865862794
Other primary schools nearby
- Dry Sandford Primary School7.0/10
- Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School6.6/10
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)6.5/10
- Standlake Church of England Primary School5.7/10
- Sunningwell Church of England Primary School8.2/10
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School5.0/10