Dunmore Primary School

Dunmore Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school performing securely overall. Pupils achieve well from their individual starting points, behave positively and feel safe, and they benefit from an ambitious, broad curriculum. Reading is a clear priority and phonics is taught effectively; disadvantaged pupils achieve above the national average in reading, and overall attendance is in line with national averages. Early years provision is strong, with a well-crafted curriculum, effective communication and language support, and good early reading and writing opportunities.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and show positive, respectful attitudes to learning.
• The curriculum is ambitious, broad and balanced across the school.
• Reading is a clear priority and phonics is taught effectively.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve above the national average in reading.
• Early years provision is well crafted and helps children settle quickly.
• Pupils with SEND and other barriers to learning are supported effectively.
• Leaders and governors are ambitious, skilled and accurate about school strengths.
• Personal development is well considered, including British values and wider opportunities.
• Staff feel valued and benefit from effective professional development.
• Pupils are kind, confident and take on meaningful leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Outcomes in writing remain below national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Teaching of writing is inconsistent across subjects, so some pupils do not develop writing skills as well as they should.
• Attendance for pupils eligible for pupil premium funding remains below the national average.
• Some disadvantaged pupils miss valuable learning and social opportunities because of lower attendance.
• Disadvantaged pupils' combined reading, writing and maths outcomes are below national averages.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dunmore Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Dunmore Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dunmore Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at Dunmore Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Dunmore Primary School received £6,531 and spent £6,850 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £11,000 (-£27 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Dunmore Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dunmore Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Dunmore Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dunmore Primary School was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Dunmore Primary School have?

Dunmore Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dunmore Primary School cover?

Dunmore Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Dunmore Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dunmore Primary School?

Dunmore Primary School is at Northcourt Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1NR.