John Blandy Primary School
Laurel Drive, Abingdon, OX13 5DJ
296 pupils · 94% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
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 9 December 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 42 | 66 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 42 | 66 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 32 | 30 | 50 | 32 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 55 | 72 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 39 | 38 | 61 | 39 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 38 | 53 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 42 | 56 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 39 | 50 | 40 |
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
- Longworth Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Standlake Church of England Primary School 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School 5.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 5.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Buckland Church of England Primary School 5.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.