Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

St Swithun's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123177URN

Grundy Crescent, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

87 applications for 57 places · 179th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

87 applications · 57 places offered · 56 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	57	87	1.5	56	0.98
Sep 2025	53	93	1.8	53	1.00
Sep 2024	55	90	1.6	55	1.00
Sep 2023	48	75	1.6	45	0.94
Sep 2022	57	88	1.5	52	0.91
Sep 2021	42	62	1.5	37	0.88
Sep 2020	60	94	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2019	54	72	1.3	51	0.94
Sep 2018	60	111	1.9	75	1.25
Sep 2017	53	76	1.4	53	1.00
Sep 2016	59	69	1.2	51	0.86
Sep 2015	59	82	1.4	53	0.90
Sep 2014	56	73	1.3	49	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 80% · Maths 86% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%52nd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	19%	109	107
2023/24	57%	11%	104	104
2022/23	70%	16%	109	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Swithun's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
John Henry Newman Academy
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Radley Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Larkrise Primary School
2.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123177 · 931/3258
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 427 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Grundy Crescent, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PS
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources