Primary
John Blandy Primary School
Laurel Drive, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 296 of 315 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 23.6
- Pupils per adult
- 11.7
- Pupils
- 275
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 December 2025
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
December 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)November 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
65%
4 points above the Abingdon average (61% across 20 schools)
108.0
1.7 above the Abingdon average (106.3 across 20 schools)
15th 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 | 105 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Working at a higher standard | 19% |
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 | 65% |
| 23/24 | 52% |
| 24/25 | 65% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Laurel Drive, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DJ
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
- Suzanne Elliott
- Address
- Laurel Drive, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DJ
- Telephone
- 01865820422
Other primary schools nearby
- Longworth Primary School6.6/10
- Standlake Church of England Primary School5.7/10
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School6.1/10
- St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney5.6/10
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School5.0/10
- Buckland Church of England Primary School8.7/10