Schools in Didcot
Didcot is one of Oxfordshire's fastest-growing towns and its schools reflect that growth pressure. The area is served by 19 schools - 14 primaries and 4 secondaries including Didcot Girls' School, St Birinus School, and Aureus School - co-ordinated by Oxfordshire County Council. Catchment boundaries are reviewed each year as new housing developments shift local demand.
Didcot has the most competitive school admissions profile in this area: 8 of its 19 schools are currently at or above their published admission number, making address one of the most decisive factors in securing a place. Six schools hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating. Four schools have a religious character. Families moving into or within Didcot should use the catchment.school postcode tool to check last-offered distances at each school before submitting their Oxfordshire co-ordinated application.
School demand in Didcot
Across the 18 schools in Didcot with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 83%. 8 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.
4 schools in Didcot have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
14 of the schools in Didcot 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.
6 of the schools in Didcot have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Didcot: 7 oversubscribed (14)
Chilton County Primary School
Primary · Community school
Didcot · OX11 0PQ
Harwell Primary School
Primary · Community school
Didcot · OX11 0HX
Ladygrove Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 7GB
Willowcroft Community School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 8BA
Aureus Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Didcot · OX11 6GS
Didcot Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Didcot · OX11 6DP
South Moreton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 9AG
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 8LJ
Manor Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Didcot · OX11 7LB
Blewbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Didcot · OX11 9QB
Sires Hill Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Didcot · OX11 9GY
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 7QH
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 9LR
Stephen Freeman Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 7BZ
Secondary Schools in Didcot (4)
Didcot Girls' School
Secondary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 7AJ
St Birinus School
Secondary · Academy converter
Didcot · OX11 8AZ
Aureus School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Didcot · OX11 6FF
UTC Oxfordshire
Secondary · University technical college
Didcot · OX11 6BZ
Other Schools in Didcot (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Didcot are set by Oxfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.