Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford

4–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123214URN

Navigation Way, Oxford, OX2 6AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

118 applications for 54 places · 124th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

4 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 October 2012
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

118 applications · 54 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.6; 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	54	118	2.2	48	0.89
Sep 2025	45	115	2.6	43	0.96
Sep 2024	60	115	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2023	57	139	2.4	55	0.96
Sep 2022	56	120	2.1	51	0.91
Sep 2021	58	116	2.0	58	1.00
Sep 2020	60	154	2.6	68	1.13
Sep 2019	60	128	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	131	2.2	71	1.18
Sep 2017	59	151	2.6	81	1.37
Sep 2016	53	110	2.1	51	0.96
Sep 2015	60	157	2.6	77	1.28
Sep 2014	60	149	2.5	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 78% · Maths 92% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%43rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	75%	18%	110	109
2023/24	75%	18%	109	108
2022/23	66%	15%	108	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 Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School OxfordThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Oxfordshire

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
West Oxford Community Primary School
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Wolvercote Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Cutteslowe Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Botley School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
North Hinksey Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123214 · 931/3835
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 4.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Navigation Way, Oxford, OX2 6AB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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