Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley

5–11Ages
314Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140556URN

Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

71 applications for 24 places · 44th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley (URN 123171), the previous school.

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	24	71	3.0	22	0.92
Sep 2025	23	63	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2024	39	86	2.2	39	1.00
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2022	38	86	2.3	37	0.97
Sep 2021	26	72	2.8	26	1.00
Sep 2020	52	108	2.1	46	0.88
Sep 2019	33	71	2.2	28	0.85
Sep 2018	40	94	2.4	38	0.95
Sep 2017	36	75	2.1	33	0.92
Sep 2016	50	95	1.9	41	0.82
Sep 2015	60	91	1.5	42	0.70
Sep 2014 *	55	117	2.1	44	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 66% · Maths 68% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%166th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	53%	3%	104	101
2023/24	35%	0%	102	98
2022/23	42%	2%	102	98

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 Christopher's Church of England School, CowleyThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

3.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Tyndale Community School
0.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Francis Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2021

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 59%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
Larkrise Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%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

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140556 · 931/2010
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 314 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2014
Replaced: St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley (URN 123171)
Address: Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2HB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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