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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Erika Kirwan

location_onAbingdon, OX14 3PP

language Visit Website phone 1235521558

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Abingdon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 191 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #198 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #12,346 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 75%

Writing65% LA 71%

Maths62% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading74% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 0.4

1.3 to 7.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 3.7

2.9

Maths

LA -0.6

0.2 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-0.7 to 2.9

1.9

Write

LA -0.3

0.3 to 3.6

0.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.1 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.2

-4.9 to 0.3

-2.8

Write

LA -0.2

-5.3 to -0.3

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.8 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 May 2025

Inspection Report

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08 January 2020

Inspection Report

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18 May 2016

Inspection Report

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22 September 2014

Inspection Report

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16 May 2014

Inspection Report

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26 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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23 March 2009

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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10 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.6%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 191 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	191	6	3.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	188	2	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	215	18	8.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	213	7	3.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	204	8	3.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	11	5.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	7	3.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	204	5	2.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	245	3	1.2%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils