Best Schools in Didcot

How many schools are there in Didcot?

Didcot has 19 open schools: 14 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Didcot are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Didcot were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Aureus Primary School, Didcot Primary Academy and Didcot Girls' School. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 15 graded schools here are rated 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.

Aureus Primary SchoolDidcot Primary AcademyDidcot Girls' School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Didcot get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Didcot with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Didcot Girls' School, with an Attainment 8 score of 59.6 and 71% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Birinus School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.8 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Aureus School, with an Attainment 8 score of 40 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Didcot Girls' SchoolSt Birinus SchoolAureus School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Didcot have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Didcot with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Hagbourne Church of England Primary School (90% in reading, 93% in maths); Didcot Primary Academy (88% in reading, 90% in maths); and All Saints Church of England Primary School (85% in reading, 90% 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.

Hagbourne Church of England Primary SchoolDidcot Primary AcademyAll Saints Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Didcot?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Didcot have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Didcot 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 Didcot?

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.