Drayton Community Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Abingdon, United Kingdom with 194 pupils. As of 14 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Nurture Group Teacher (closes 8 January) and Finance and Health and Safety Admin Assistant (closes 8 January).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Katrine Deeks, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
194 pupils · 46% girls · 8.2% eligible for free school meals · 6.2% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
31 (16.0%) on SEN support · 8 (4.1%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Until 31st August 2027 minimum, subject to review and funding retention Salary: MPSLocation: Drayton Community Primary School, near Abingdon, South Oxfordshire We are seeking an…
Salary £26,017 to £26,429 a yearCloses 8 JanStarts as soon as possible
Part timeAdministration and business
Required from as soon as possible Salary: Grade 4.4, £26017 per annum (Term Time only £21,997)Location: Drayton Community Primary School, near Abingdon, South Oxfordshire We are…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
47%
17%
2023/24
54%
0%
2022/23
57%
10%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
19 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
9.2
21.1
–
0
£46,331
2024/25
9.6
21.1
52%
0
£43,194
2023/24
9.3
22.2
22%
1
£38,534
2022/23
9.5
22.0
42%
0
£40,037
2021/22
9.7
21.0
21%
0
£39,082
2020/21
9.2
21.7
0%
0
£38,881
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
8.2
24.2
0%
0
£36,835
2018/19
9.7
18.3
39%
0
£35,167
2017/18
8.4
19.8
0%
0
£35,065
2016/17
6.4
23.9
16%
0
£34,325
2015/16
8.2
17.1
46%
1
£34,632
2014/15
7.6
19.2
14%
0
£37,023
2013/14
6.4
22.7
7%
0
£37,585
2012/13
6.8
20.6
30%
0
£33,671
2011/12
6.8
20.6
15%
0
£34,151
2010/11
6.0
22.8
17%
0
£33,615
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.5%
0.7%
5.6%
2.2%
2024/25
4.4%
0.5%
7.1%
2.2%
2023/24
5.0%
1.0%
10.1%
0.6%
2022/23
5.3%
1.2%
14.3%
0.0%
2021/22
6.7%
0.5%
19.1%
0.0%
2020/21
2.3%
0.6%
4.0%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.5%
1.5%
10.7%
1.9%
2017/18
4.3%
1.3%
8.3%
0.0%
2016/17
3.9%
0.8%
8.7%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
12 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 7 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: Nurture Group Teacher (3), Teacher (3), Nurture Group Teaching Assistant (2). Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.