Carswell Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP
Phone: 01235521578
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Paul Crandon
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 210
School capacity: 200
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 24
% eligible for free school meals: 11.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,993 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #20 of 51 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#18Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School£7,038
#19Shrivenham Church of England School£7,012
#20Carswell Community Primary School£6,993
#21Folly View Primary£6,967
#22Dry Sandford Primary School£6,889

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary School£9,958
#2Longworth Primary School£9,921
#3St Amand's Catholic Primary School£8,750
#4Blewbury Church of England Primary School£8,557
#5Sunningwell Church of England Primary School£8,412
#6Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School£8,407
#7St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£7,940
#8Uffington Church of England Primary School£7,930
#9The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School£7,775
#10Harwell Primary School£7,753
#11Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School£7,742
#12Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School£7,485
#13Botley School£7,450
#14Buckland Church of England Primary School£7,231
#15St Blaise CofE Primary School£7,150
#16The Elms Primary School£7,136
#17Caldecott Primary School£7,133
#18Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School£7,038
#19Shrivenham Church of England School£7,012
#20Carswell Community Primary School£6,993
#21Folly View Primary£6,967
#22Dry Sandford Primary School£6,889
#23Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School£6,874
#24Stockham Primary School£6,844
#25Drayton Community Primary School£6,809
#26Grove Church of England School£6,545
#27Long Furlong Primary School£6,531
#28Chilton County Primary School£6,492
#29Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School£6,491
#30The Hendreds Church of England School£6,473
#31Radley Church of England Primary School£6,465
#32Wantage Primary Academy£6,386
#33North Hinksey Church of England Primary School£6,383
#34St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon£6,342
#35Dunmore Primary School£6,193
#36Thomas Reade Primary School£6,185
#37St Swithun's CofE Primary School£6,082
#38Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School£6,009
#39Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)£5,867
#40Wantage Church of England Primary School£5,849
#41Didcot Primary Academy£5,803
#42John Blandy Primary School£5,784
#43Rush Common School£5,625
#44St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village£4,900
#45Watchfield Primary School£4,783
#46St Nicholas CofE Primary School£4,519
#47St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney£4,187
#48Millbrook Primary School£3,717
#49Charlton Primary School£3,628
#50St Johns CofE Academy£3,540
#51Thameside Primary School£3,353

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