Schools and Education in Harwell

There are 36 schools within 5 miles of Harwell town centre, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Didcot Primary Academy, Aureus Primary School and Didcot Girls' School. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
36
Primary
26
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

4
17
Outstanding (4) Good (17) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (14)
Didcot Primary Academy Primary 0.8 miles Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6DP Inspected: 22 January 2025 Aureus Primary School Primary 1 miles Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS Inspected: 21 November 2022 Didcot Girls' School Secondary 1.4 miles Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ Inspected: 22 October 2025 Wantage Primary Academy Primary 5 miles Appletons, Wantage, OX12 7GQ Inspected: 04 July 2023
UTC Oxfordshire Secondary 0.7 miles Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6BZ Inspected: 01 February 2024 St Blaise CofE Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Trenchard Avenue, Milton Heights, ABINGDON, OX14 4DR Inspected: 10 June 2024 Manor Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB Inspected: 16 November 2023 Willowcroft Community School Primary 1.9 miles Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA Inspected: 26 April 2024 Lydalls Nursery School Nursery 2 miles Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX Inspected: 28 November 2023 Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB Inspected: 31 January 2024 St Amand's Catholic Primary School Primary 2.2 miles St Marys Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF Inspected: 21 January 2025 Chilton County Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Upper Farm Road, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0PQ Inspected: 23 September 2024 The Hendreds Church of England School Primary 2.5 miles N/A, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JX Inspected: 29 January 2024 Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB Inspected: 19 June 2024 Drayton Community Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JF Inspected: 13 November 2023 Europa School UK All-through 3.9 miles Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3DZ Inspected: 11 June 2024 Thameside Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Preston Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NL Inspected: 14 July 2023 Caldecott Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB Inspected: 05 May 2023 The Unicorn School 4.7 miles Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AA Inspected: 12 September 2017 Carswell Community Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP Inspected: 11 March 2025 Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary 5 miles High Street, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3EE Inspected: 25 July 2024
Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School Primary 2 miles Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4DA Inspected: 15 January 2024
Harwell Primary School Primary 0.4 miles The Styles, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HX Inspected: 17 October 2022 Aureus School Secondary 0.6 miles Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6FF Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Freeman Road, Didcot, OX11 7BZ Didcot Children and Family Centre 1.4 miles Park Road, South, Didcot, OX11 8QX Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ St Birinus School Secondary 1.9 miles Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 2 miles Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LR St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village Primary 2.2 miles The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Tamar Way, Didcot, OX11 7QH Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary 2.7 miles Didcot, OX11 9GY South Moreton Primary School Primary 4.1 miles High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary 4.3 miles High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QJ Abingdon Children and Family Centre 4.7 miles Ock Street, South, Abingdon, OX14 3RG Abingdon School 4.9 miles Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE