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Aureus Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot OX11 6GS · aureusprimaryschool.org · 01235 754411
On the mapSearch near OX11 6GS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.25 mi
- 0.40 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- 4 over 446 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.25 mi (396 m) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 56 | 78 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 89 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.25 mi0.40 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●106 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Aureus Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 123
- 36% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (27%) with SEND