Schools and Education in Didcot

There are 39 schools within 5 miles of Didcot town centre, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 96% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Didcot Girls' School, Aureus Primary School and Didcot Primary Academy. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
39
Primary
30
Secondary
5
Good / Outstanding
96%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
20
Outstanding (3) Good (20) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (15)
Didcot Girls' School Secondary 0.6 miles Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ Inspected: 22 October 2025 Aureus Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS Inspected: 21 November 2022 Didcot Primary Academy Primary 1.2 miles Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6DP Inspected: 22 January 2025
Willowcroft Community School Primary 136 yards Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA Inspected: 26 April 2024 Manor Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB Inspected: 16 November 2023 Lydalls Nursery School Nursery 0.5 miles Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX Inspected: 28 November 2023 Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary 1 miles Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB Inspected: 31 January 2024 UTC Oxfordshire Secondary 1.2 miles Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6BZ Inspected: 01 February 2024 Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB Inspected: 19 June 2024 St Blaise CofE Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Trenchard Avenue, Milton Heights, ABINGDON, OX14 4DR Inspected: 10 June 2024 Chilton County Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Upper Farm Road, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0PQ Inspected: 23 September 2024 Europa School UK All-through 3.8 miles Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3DZ Inspected: 11 June 2024 Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary 4 miles High Street, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3EE Inspected: 25 July 2024 St Amand's Catholic Primary School Primary 4 miles St Marys Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF Inspected: 21 January 2025 Cholsey Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Marymead, Cholsey, Wallingford, OX10 9PP Inspected: 20 September 2023 The Hendreds Church of England School Primary 4.3 miles N/A, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JX Inspected: 29 January 2024 The Treehouse School Not applicable 4.3 miles Wallingford Road, Cholsey, OX10 9LG Inspected: 15 October 2025 Drayton Community Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JF Inspected: 13 November 2023 Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School Primary 4.5 miles Queen Street, Dorchester, Wallingford, OX10 7HR Inspected: 21 May 2025 Thameside Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Preston Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NL Inspected: 14 July 2023 Caldecott Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB Inspected: 05 May 2023 St John's Primary School Primary 4.9 miles St John's Road, Wallingford, OX10 9AG Inspected: 20 September 2023 Wallingford School Secondary 5 miles Rowland Close, Wallingford, OX10 8HH Inspected: 16 January 2023
Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4DA Inspected: 15 January 2024
St Birinus School Secondary 95 yards Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ Didcot Children and Family Centre 0.5 miles Park Road, South, Didcot, OX11 8QX Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LR All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Tamar Way, Didcot, OX11 7QH Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary 1 miles Freeman Road, Didcot, OX11 7BZ Aureus School Secondary 1.3 miles Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6FF Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary 1.4 miles Didcot, OX11 9GY Harwell Primary School Primary 2.2 miles The Styles, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HX Inspected: 17 October 2022 South Moreton Primary School Primary 2.4 miles High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary 3.1 miles High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QJ Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Greenmere, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, Wallingford, OX10 0QH St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village Primary 3.9 miles The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ Fir Tree Junior School Primary 4.6 miles Radnor Road, Wallingford, OX10 0NY St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford Primary 4.8 miles St Nicholas Road, Wallingford, OX10 8HX