Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

4–11Ages
376Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
123216URN

Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7SX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

162 applications for 51 places · 34th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 July 2019
Graded inspection: 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

162 applications · 51 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.6; 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	51	162	3.2	47	0.92
Sep 2025	33	116	3.5	27	0.82
Sep 2024	39	132	3.4	32	0.82
Sep 2023	36	125	3.5	32	0.89
Sep 2022	40	104	2.6	35	0.88
Sep 2021	54	124	2.3	50	0.93
Sep 2020	48	111	2.3	33	0.69
Sep 2019	59	119	2.0	44	0.75
Sep 2018	60	119	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2017	59	137	2.3	54	0.92
Sep 2016	59	131	2.2	54	0.92
Sep 2015	59	174	3.0	77	1.31
Sep 2014	60	155	2.6	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 90% · Maths 83% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%35th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	78%	17%	107	105
2023/24	70%	18%	106	105
2022/23	62%	7%	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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OxfordThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
New Marston Primary School
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

5.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Barton Park Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Windmill Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
East Oxford Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Wood Farm Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123216 · 931/3838
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 376 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7SX
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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