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All Saints Church of England Primary School, Didcot

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

All Saints Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Didcot, part of Ridgeway Education Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 12 schools in Didcot with published results, and 2,457th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

All Saints Church of England Primary School in detail

All Saints Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "If you are interested in your child coming to our school or Nursery, please get in touch and come and look round, we would love to meet you! Please click on the School or Nursery admissions page for more information."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Oxfordshire

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Getting a place at All Saints Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put All Saints Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at All Saints Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints Church of England Primary School are Ladygrove Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 77% maths); Willowcroft Community School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths); Sires Hill Primary Academy (0.7 miles); and Manor Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 61% reading, 58% maths).

All Saints Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Ladygrove Park Primary SchoolWillowcroft Community SchoolSires Hill Primary AcademyManor Primary School

The trust

All Saints Church of England Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Ridgeway Education Trust, an academy trust.

All 8 schools in Ridgeway Education Trust

Who goes there

11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Black (12%) and Mixed (11%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arndale Beck (adjacent), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 133 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

All Saints Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to All Saints Church of England Primary School are St Birinus School (0.8 miles), Didcot Girls' School (1 mile), Didcot Sixth Form College (1 mile) and Aureus School (1.8 miles).

St Birinus SchoolDidcot Girls' SchoolDidcot Sixth Form CollegeAureus School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lucy Wheatcroft
Pupils:421
LA:Oxfordshire
Phone:01235819143
Address:Tamar Way, Didcot, OX11 7QH
Trust:RIDGEWAY EDUCATION TRUST (8 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2023

Ofsted Rating

All Saints Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2023. Before that, as All Saints Church of England (Aided) Primary School (URN 123228), it was rated Good in April 2019.

URN:150190
UKPRN:10093476
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Didcot and Wantage
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

11.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading85%
Maths90%
Writing77%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

25.7

Avg class size

25.8

Infant (KS1)

30.2

KS2

13

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near All Saints Church of England Primary School.

  • Didcot Kumon Centre820m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

All Saints Church of England Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Didcot Parkway Rail Station
866m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Arndale Beck (adj)
176m · 3 min walk
Torridge Drive (adj)
223m · 4 min walk
Calder Way (opp)
345m · 6 min walk
Ockley Brook (adj)
358m · 6 min walk
Aldi (E-bound)
368m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at All Saints Church of England Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

391 pupils

420 places

29 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Didcot

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,102
Projected new pupils:276

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Didcot

Across Oxfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

8,615

Applications

6,903

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

54

SEN Support

23

EHC Plans

18.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication24
Social, Emotional & Mental Health20
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Hearing Impairment2
Physical Disability2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
49.9%
Asian
11.0%
Black
12.4%
Mixed
11.4%
Chinese
3.8%
Other
0.7%
Unclassified
1.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals11.4%
English as Additional Language31.6%

421

Total Pupils

213

Boys

208

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

17.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,430

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,003

Per pupil

£2125k

Total funding

£58k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£71,196
EAL funding£50,803
Lump sum£148,458

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.6%

Overall absence

7.5%

Persistent absence

358

Enrolments

Authorised2.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)7.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.5%
23/24
3.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about All Saints Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at All Saints Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.

What is All Saints Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

All Saints Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2023. Before that, as All Saints Church of England (Aided) Primary School (URN 123228), it was rated Good in April 2019.

What is the catchment area for All Saints Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When All Saints Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

All Saints Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Classes at All Saints Church of England Primary School average 25.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to All Saints Church of England Primary School?

All Saints Church of England Primary School has around 421 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at All Saints Church of England Primary School?

3.6% of sessions were missed at All Saints Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does All Saints Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of All Saints Church of England Primary School: Didcot Kumon Centre (820m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near All Saints Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints Church of England Primary School?

All Saints Church of England Primary School is at Tamar Way, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7QH.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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