Dunmore Primary School
Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NR
420 pupils · 91% of 460 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 22 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 40 | 130 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 47 | 135 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 31 | 126 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 42 | 140 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 39 | 116 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 41 | 138 | 44 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 57 | 155 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 53 | 146 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Rush Common School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Long Furlong Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Thomas Reade Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Carswell Community Primary School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.