St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon

All-through
Other independent school
Girls
Ages 9–18

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

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Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sarah Rollings
Pupils:700 / 750 capacity
LA:Oxfordshire
Phone:01235520173
Website:www.shsk.org.uk
Address:Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE
Area:Schools in OX14
Admissions:Selective
Status:open
Opened:30 September 1980

ISI Inspection Reports

Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.

  • Routine Inspection

    11 March 2025

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  • Educational Quality / Focused Compliance

    15 February 2022

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  • Regulatory Compliance

    11 October 2017

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  • GRT

    8 October 2013

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URN:123313
UKPRN:10008558
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Oxford West and Abingdon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Fees (2025)

Day fee

£8,950/term

£26,850/yr

Registration fee

£180

Deposit

£1,000

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Larkmead School (o/s)
88m · 1 min walk
Spring Road (opp)
288m · 5 min walk
Copenhagen Drive Flyover (o/s)
299m · 5 min walk
Abingdon Business Park (S-bound)
464m · 8 min walk
Barrow Road (adj)
488m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

700 pupils

750 capacity

50 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Abingdon

Medium pressure
New homes approved:1,788
Projected new pupils:322

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Abingdon

Admissions Demand - Oxfordshire

Low demand0.91x oversubscription

Places available

7,684

Applications

6,969

Got 1st preference

87.5%

Got preferred school

96.5%

Secondary admissions across Oxfordshire (2025/26)

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Feeder Primary Schools

Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity

The Manor Preparatory School

402m

Carswell Community Primary School

799m

St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon

854m

Dunmore Primary School

1.2km

Caldecott Primary School

Good1.3km

Thameside Primary School

Good1.7km

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

1.7km

Long Furlong Primary School

1.8km

Rush Common School

1.9km

Thomas Reade Primary School

Good2.0km

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