Overall Oxbridge
#1,012
6 ranked schools · -98 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
89
Offers
29
Medieval abbey ruins and a 17th-century county hall frame the market square at the core of Abingdon-on-Thames, a historic market town of around 33,000 on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. Abingdon Abbey, founded around 676 AD, shaped the town's medieval character, while the MG car factory, active from 1929 to 1980, defined a later industrial chapter.
Rush Common is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments, with Culham drawing families south along the river towards the village's well-regarded state schools. Carswell and Wootton form the western residential edge. Culham station on the Didcot to Oxford line puts the city within around ten minutes.
Area Performance
Across 35 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.34/10, -0.10 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Abingdon schools
Abingdon vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Abingdon schools
top 58% of 14,978
top 58% of 14,978
top 44% of 3,680
top 44% of 3,680
top 31% of 2,376
top 31% of 2,376
Overall Oxbridge
6 ranked schools · -98 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
89
Offers
29
Oxford
5 ranked schools · +18 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
45
Offers
13
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · +286 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
44
Offers
16
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