Best Schools in Abingdon

How many schools are there in Abingdon?

Abingdon has 32 open schools: 21 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Abingdon?

None of the 25 graded schools in Abingdon currently holds an Outstanding rating. 23 are rated Good, so 92% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Abingdon get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Abingdon with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Fitzharrys School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.2 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; John Mason School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.9 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Larkmead School, with an Attainment 8 score of 39 and 30% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Fitzharrys SchoolJohn Mason SchoolLarkmead School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Abingdon have the best SATs results?

Of the 21 primary schools in Abingdon with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon (90% in reading, 87% in maths); Carswell Community Primary School (90% in reading, 86% in maths); and Longworth Primary School (88% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, AbingdonCarswell Community Primary SchoolLongworth Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Abingdon?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Abingdon selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Abingdon have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Abingdon have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Abingdon?

Apply to Oxfordshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.