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Schools in Oxford

  • 50State-funded schools
  • 33Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Oxfordshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.4
close to Oxfordshire median (2.3)
Median school in Oxford
New Ofsted report cards
4of 50 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Oxfordshire-wide
85%
Oxfordshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 4 schools of 50 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (1)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 42 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding5
  • Good36
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 4 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–31–
Behaviour and attitudes121–
Personal development211–
Leadership and management13––

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Secondary schools in Oxford

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
The Swan School Good2023 4.4 applications per place 60.1 21%
The Cherwell School Outstanding2022 4.0 applications per place 58.9 17%
Cheney School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 47.0 26%
Oxford Spires Academy Good2023 2.4 applications per place 47.7 27%
Greyfriars Catholic School Faith Good2023 2.3 applications per place 34.7 29%
The Oxford Academy Faith 2026 1.2 applications per place 31.2 50%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Oxford

33 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 6.4small intake applications per place 69% 15%
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 6.2small intake applications per place 79% 11%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford Faith Remains Good2023 5.1 applications per place 67% 12%
New Marston Primary School Standards maintained2025 4.1 applications per place 68% 20%
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 3.8small intake applications per place 48% 21%
Tyndale Community School Faith Standards maintained2025 3.6 applications per place 59% 28%
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore Faith Good2023 3.3 applications per place 65% 23%
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Faith Good2022 3.3 applications per place 81% 8%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Faith Standards maintained2025 3.2 applications per place 78% 9%
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 3.1 applications per place 54% 15%
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley Faith Good2024 3.0 applications per place 53% 31%
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School Good2023 2.9 applications per place 57% 13%
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City Faith Remains Good2022 2.8 applications per place 72% 10%
Orchard Meadow Primary School Good2022 2.7 applications per place 56% 42%
Windmill Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.7 applications per place 58% 7%
Larkrise Primary School Good2023 2.7 applications per place 64% 13%
Cutteslowe Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.7 applications per place 60% 19%
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.6 applications per place 62% 9%
East Oxford Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.6 applications per place 78% 23%
St Francis Church of England Primary School Faith Good2021 2.6 applications per place 55% 24%
West Oxford Community Primary School Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 58% 7%
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.5 applications per place 33% 27%
Sandhills Community Primary School Good2022 2.5 applications per place 57% 14%
Wolvercote Primary School Remains Good · improving2024 2.3 applications per place 86% 10%
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford Faith Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 75% 4%
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 59% 28%
Bayards Hill School Good2023 2.1 applications per place 67% 44%
Wood Farm Primary School Good2022 2.0 applications per place 68% 27%
Windale Primary School Good2022 2.0 applications per place 73% 39%
Barton Park Primary School Good2023 1.9 applications per place 55% 43%
Rose Hill Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 34% 54%
John Henry Newman Academy Faith Remains Good2024 1.5 applications per place 69% 36%
Pegasus School Good2023 1.4 applications per place 63% 42%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

11 schools