Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123213URN

Meadow Lane, Oxford, OX4 1TJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

159 applications for 61 places · 70th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 4 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

159 applications · 61 places offered · 64 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

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	61	159	2.6	64	1.05
Sep 2025	56	147	2.6	55	0.98
Sep 2024	49	132	2.7	47	0.96
Sep 2023	60	138	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2022	59	123	2.1	61	1.03
Sep 2021	56	123	2.2	52	0.93
Sep 2020	60	127	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2019	60	105	1.8	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	129	2.2	73	1.22
Sep 2017	59	118	2.0	61	1.03
Sep 2016	60	138	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2015	60	192	3.2	88	1.47
Sep 2014	59	149	2.5	69	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 66% · Maths 72% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%125th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	7%	106	104
2023/24	52%	13%	106	104
2022/23	66%	14%	106	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 Mary and St John Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Larkrise Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
East Oxford Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 54%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
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123213 · 931/3834
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Meadow Lane, Oxford, OX4 1TJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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