Harwell Primary SchoolDidcot Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Harwell Primary School and Didcot Primary Academy are primary schools in Didcot.

  • Harwell Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Didcot Primary Academy scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Didcot Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harwell Primary School was judged Good and Didcot Primary Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Harwell Primary School and 80.0% for Didcot Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Harwell Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Didcot Primary Academy (53.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harwell Primary School versus Didcot Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DidcotHarwell Primary SchoolDidcotDidcot Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking77th of 236 in Oxfordshire 48th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll208 456
Capacity210 446
LocationDidcot, OX11 0HX Didcot, OX11 6DP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census208 456
Free school meals (ever 6)16.8% 12.3%
English as an additional language9.1% 34.0%
SEN support15.9% 13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan6.7% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% 6.5% 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.

Harwell Primary School

Didcot Primary Academy

Full profiles: Harwell Primary School · Didcot Primary Academy