Dorchester St Birinus Church of England SchoolAbbey Woods Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School and Abbey Woods Academy are primary schools in Wallingford.

  • Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Abbey Woods Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbey Woods Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School was judged Good and Abbey Woods Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School and 70.0% for Abbey Woods Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School (57.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Abbey Woods Academy (57.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School versus Abbey Woods Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallingfordDorchester St Birinus Church of England SchoolWallingfordAbbey Woods AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking210th of 236 in Oxfordshire 145th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll75 145
Capacity105 280
LocationWallingford, OX10 7HR Wallingford, OX10 7LZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census75 145
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 42.0%
English as an additional language16.0% 12.4%
SEN support30.7% 23.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 9.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure8.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% Stronger figure26.3% 15.8%

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.

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School

Abbey Woods Academy

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