Didcot Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Didcot (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
A welcome from the Executive Principal - Mrs Alison Ashcroft A very warm welcome to Didcot Primary Academy. This is a highly successful, popular and multicultural primary school. I am the founding Principal of Didcot Primary Academy and am now Executive Principal of both Didcot Primary Academy and Sires Hill Primary Academy which opened in September 2023.
Both schools benefit from a shared leadership and curriculum.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Music
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 140688
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (3 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Ashcroft | Chair of Local Governing Body | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Shannon Fenlon Knights | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lianne Vickers | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
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