Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

New Marston Primary School

2–11Ages
256Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143951URN

New Marston Primary School, Copse Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

85 applications for 21 places · 7th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 8 October 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

5 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
8 October 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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

85 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 4.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 4.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as New Marston Primary School (URN 123048), 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	21	85	4.1	20	0.95
Sep 2025	30	113	3.8	32	1.07
Sep 2024	28	111	4.0	34	1.21
Sep 2023	27	106	3.9	24	0.89
Sep 2022	30	98	3.3	29	0.97
Sep 2021	33	95	2.9	22	0.67
Sep 2020	33	82	2.5	26	0.79
Sep 2019	28	58	2.1	26	0.93
Sep 2018	37	69	1.9	30	0.81
Sep 2017	31	67	2.2	29	0.94
Sep 2016 *	39	96	2.5	28	0.72
Sep 2015 *	60	102	1.7	37	0.62
Sep 2014 *	50	99	2.0	33	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%87th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	68%	9%	103	103
2023/24	78%	11%	107	105
2022/23	57%	4%	102	103

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

New Marston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Barton Park Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

5.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Windmill Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bayards Hill School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143951 · 931/2020
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 330 pupils · 256 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: New Marston Primary School (URN 123048)
Address: New Marston Primary School, Copse Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AY
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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