Schools and Education in Appleford

There are 55 schools within 5 miles of Appleford town centre, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 97% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Didcot Girls' School, Didcot Primary Academy and Aureus Primary School. A further 1 school is rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
55
Primary
36
Secondary
7
Good / Outstanding
97%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
25
Outstanding (3) Good (25) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (26)
Didcot Girls' School Secondary 2.2 miles Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ Inspected: 22 October 2025 Didcot Primary Academy Primary 2.5 miles Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6DP Inspected: 22 January 2025 Aureus Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS Inspected: 21 November 2022
Europa School UK All-through 1.4 miles Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3DZ Inspected: 11 June 2024 Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB Inspected: 31 January 2024 Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary 1.9 miles High Street, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3EE Inspected: 25 July 2024 Lydalls Nursery School Nursery 1.9 miles Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX Inspected: 28 November 2023 Manor Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB Inspected: 16 November 2023 Willowcroft Community School Primary 2.4 miles Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA Inspected: 26 April 2024 UTC Oxfordshire Secondary 2.7 miles Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6BZ Inspected: 01 February 2024 Thameside Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Preston Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NL Inspected: 14 July 2023 Thomas Reade Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3RR Inspected: 08 May 2024 Kingfisher School 2.9 miles Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3RR Inspected: 15 July 2024 Caldecott Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB Inspected: 05 May 2023 St Blaise CofE Primary School Primary 3 miles Trenchard Avenue, Milton Heights, ABINGDON, OX14 4DR Inspected: 10 June 2024 Carswell Community Primary School Primary 3 miles Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP Inspected: 11 March 2025 Drayton Community Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JF Inspected: 13 November 2023 Rush Common School Primary 3.1 miles Hendred Way, Abingdon, OX14 2AW Inspected: 14 January 2022 The Unicorn School 3.2 miles Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AA Inspected: 12 September 2017 Abbey Woods Academy Primary 3.3 miles Bullingdon Avenue, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7LZ Inspected: 19 September 2023 John Mason School Secondary 3.3 miles Springfield Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1JB Inspected: 04 February 2025 Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School Primary 3.3 miles Queen Street, Dorchester, Wallingford, OX10 7HR Inspected: 21 May 2025 Abingdon and Witney College 16 plus 3.5 miles Cheyney Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1GG Inspected: 11 June 2024 Radley Church of England Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3QF Inspected: 27 June 2024 Marsh Baldon CofE Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Baldon Lane, Marsh Baldon, OX44 9LJ Inspected: 22 November 2023 Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PY Inspected: 15 September 2023 Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB Inspected: 19 June 2024 Sunningwell Church of England Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Dark Lane, Sunningwell, Oxon, OX13 6RE Inspected: 12 July 2024
Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4DA Inspected: 15 January 2024
Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary 1.3 miles Didcot, OX11 9GY Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary 1.5 miles High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QJ All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary 2 miles Tamar Way, Didcot, OX11 7QH Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary 2 miles Freeman Road, Didcot, OX11 7BZ St Birinus School Secondary 2.5 miles Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ Didcot Children and Family Centre 2.6 miles Park Road, South, Didcot, OX11 8QX Aureus School Secondary 2.6 miles Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6FF Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PP Abingdon Children and Family Centre 2.9 miles Ock Street, South, Abingdon, OX14 3RG Abingdon School 3.1 miles Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon Primary 3.2 miles Boxhill Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1HB Inspected: 27 April 2023 Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LR Dunmore Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NR Harwell Primary School Primary 3.5 miles The Styles, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HX Inspected: 17 October 2022 Fitzharrys School Secondary 3.5 miles John Jones Close, Abingdon, OX14 1NP St Helen and St Katharine 3.5 miles Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE Larkmead School Secondary 3.7 miles Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1RF Long Furlong Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Boulter Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1XP St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village Primary 3.8 miles The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Greenmere, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, Wallingford, OX10 0QH Radley College 3.9 miles College Close, OX14 2HR The Manor Preparatory School 3.9 miles Faringdon Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LN South Moreton Primary School Primary 4 miles High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG St Laurence Church of England School Primary 4.5 miles Thame Road, St Laurence School, Wallingford, OX10 7DX Chandlings Prep 4.9 miles Bagley Wood Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5ND