Appleton Church of England (A) Primary SchoolJohn Blandy Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Abingdon.

Summary of the comparison

Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School and John Blandy Primary School are primary schools in Abingdon.

  • Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and John Blandy Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School was judged Good and John Blandy Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School and 65.0% for John Blandy Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at John Blandy Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School versus John Blandy Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AbingdonAppleton Church of England (A) Primary SchoolAbingdonJohn Blandy Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C57/100
Local ranking123rd of 236 in Oxfordshire 117th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll168 282
Capacity196 315
LocationAbingdon, OX13 5JL Abingdon, OX13 5DJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census168 282
Free school meals (ever 6)7.1% 15.3%
English as an additional language10.1% 7.4%
SEN support17.3% 19.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.4% 6.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School

John Blandy Primary School

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