Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School

3–11Ages
135Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123211URN

Hart Street, St Barnabas Primary Hart Street, Oxford, OX2 6BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.4per place

3.9 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

64 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

6.4applications per place, Reception

3.9 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 4.2 above England median (2.2)

64 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 6.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 4.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 5.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 4.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 6.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 3.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 13 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	10	64	6.4	9	0.90
Sep 2025	16	57	3.6	15	0.94
Sep 2024	12	58	4.8	12	1.00
Sep 2023	21	105	5.0	20	0.95
Sep 2022	15	69	4.6	14	0.93
Sep 2021	11	70	6.4	10	0.91
Sep 2020	24	94	3.9	17	0.71
Sep 2019	24	86	3.6	22	0.92
Sep 2018	22	77	3.5	18	0.82
Sep 2017	30	102	3.4	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	115	3.8	34	1.13
Sep 2014	29	103	3.6	24	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%77th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth45%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	31%	108	106
2023/24	74%	26%	108	108
2022/23	59%	17%	107	104

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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

2026

6.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
West Oxford Community Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
North Hinksey Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Botley School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123211 · 931/3832
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 135 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hart Street, St Barnabas Primary Hart Street, Oxford, OX2 6BN
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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