Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
123218URN

143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.2per place

3.6 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

68 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 28 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

6.2applications per place, Reception

3.6 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 4.0 above England median (2.2)

68 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 6.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.9; 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	11	68	6.2	10	0.91
Sep 2025	17	57	3.4	17	1.00
Sep 2024	20	71	3.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	20	74	3.7	19	0.95
Sep 2022	18	65	3.6	17	0.94
Sep 2021	17	56	3.3	17	1.00
Sep 2020	25	84	3.4	22	0.88
Sep 2019	24	71	3.0	22	0.92
Sep 2018	20	64	3.2	19	0.95
Sep 2017	30	74	2.5	21	0.70
Sep 2016	19	74	3.9	18	0.95
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2014	29	103	3.6	42	1.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 89% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%32nd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth39%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard57%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	79%	39%	110	110
2023/24	47%	17%	101	104
2022/23	67%	13%	107	107

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 Aloysius' Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School
0.9 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
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wolvercote Primary School
2.2 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 Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School
2.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123218 · 931/3842
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 10.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7PH
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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