Carswell Community Primary School
Community primary school in Abingdon (Oxfordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Thank you for visiting our website and welcome to our lovely school. We have a very strong ethos here of being kind, it underpins all of our interactions with the children, each other and our community.
When you visit, you will feel our homely, warm atmosphere that we work hard to maintain; indeed, people who visit often comment on the happy, vibrant and busy feeling around the school.
We believe that teaching a rich, creative and immersive curriculum; delivered by passionate, highly motivated and adaptable teachers, is the best way to prepare the children in our care for a life long love of learning and the confidence to rise to any challenges they may face as they grow up and become adults.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 123080
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Valerie Houlden | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dominic Laurie Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Nagore Tamara DeLeon | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Rebecca Edwards | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carrie Cook | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sophie Johnson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Valerie Houlden | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · until 2029 | |
| Mr Jonathan Shaw | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Crandon | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr James Semple | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dominic Laurie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amy Sykes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Lt Col Matthew Brown Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Michael Hardwick Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Clare Butcher Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record