Abbey Woods Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Wallingford (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
About us A warm welcome Welcome to Abbey Woods Academy. We hope that you find this website a useful source of information that keeps you up to date with all the exciting things that happen in our busy, friendly school. Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Abbey Woods caters for approximately 200 pupils, aged 3 to 11. It is situated in beautiful and spacious grounds which the children enjoy in both their learning and leisure time. The school is made up of eight classes. It is school policy to try to ensure that class sizes do not exceed 30 pupils.
All classes are well resourced to provide a high-quality curriculum for every pupil. At Abbey Woods, we aim for high standards and outstanding achievement in a creative and fun environment. We encourage children to be successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
We emphasise the importance of respect, good manners and pride in our work by providing an exciting curriculum, in a positive climate, that enables everyone to succeed.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Coding
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Yoga
- Forest School
and 4 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 139709
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (4 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ajantha Antoinette Karunaratne Thirimanne Hettige | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Gina Darling | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mosab Rahman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Quinn | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 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