What schools serve Abingdon?

There are 32 schools in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, including Drayton Community Primary School, Dry Sandford Primary School, Thomas Reade Primary School, Carswell Community Primary School, Long Furlong Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Abingdon?

Abingdon has 21 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. There are also 8 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Abingdon?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Abingdon, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Abingdon schools are set by Oxfordshire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Oxfordshire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Abingdon?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Abingdon are set by Oxfordshire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Abingdon

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Abingdon-on-Thames has 32 schools within Oxfordshire County Council's admissions area - 21 primaries and 3 secondaries, with a strong Church of England sector that operates supplementary faith criteria. The town's growth along the A34 corridor has increased pressure on places in the newer residential areas south of the town centre.

The three secondary schools - Larkmead, John Mason and Fitzharrys - are all comprehensive 11-18 schools and serve distinct parts of the town. Oxfordshire's co-ordinated scheme requires secondary preferences by October and primary preferences by January; families in the Vale of White Horse area closest to Didcot should also compare schools in that town.

School demand in Abingdon

Across the 31 schools in Abingdon with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

12 schools in Abingdon have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

10 of the schools in Abingdon are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Oxfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

10 of the schools in Abingdon have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Abingdon: 3 oversubscribed (21)

Drayton Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Abingdon · OX14 4JF

Ages 3-11 203 pupils Capacity 210

Dry Sandford Primary School

Primary · Community school

Abingdon · OX13 6EE

Ages 4-11 97 pupils Capacity 140

Thomas Reade Primary School

Primary · Community school

Abingdon · OX14 3RR

Ages 3-11 222 pupils Capacity 210

Carswell Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Abingdon · OX14 1DP

Ages 3-11 210 pupils Capacity 200

Long Furlong Primary School

Primary · Community school

Abingdon · OX14 1XP

Ages 3-11 216 pupils Capacity 210

Caldecott Primary School

Primary · Community school

Abingdon · OX14 5HB

Ages 3-11 386 pupils Capacity 420