Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Greyfriars Catholic School

11–19Ages
669Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
146800URN

Cricket Road, Cowley, Greyfriars Catholic School, Oxford, OX4 3DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

218 applications for 96 places · 20th of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2021

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.7of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

37th of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted'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
Sixth form 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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Oxfordshire median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

218 applications · 96 places offered · 71 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 0.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	96	218	2.3	71	0.74
Sep 2025	119	201	1.7	61	0.51
Sep 2024	92	188	2.0	61	0.66
Sep 2023	146	158	1.1	53	0.36
Sep 2022	172	138	0.8	51	0.30
Sep 2021	68	131	1.9	35	0.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

94 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.737th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%35th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	94	34.7	31%	46%	–
2024/25	90	34.0	29%	44%	–
2023/24	157	40.4	38%	56%	−0.04
2022/23	84	36.4	31%	46%	−0.41

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Greyfriars Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 34.7Attainment 8
Oxford Spires Academy
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Cheney School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
The Oxford Academy
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.2applications per place 31.2Attainment 8
The Swan School
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

4.4applications per place 60.1Attainment 8
The Cherwell School
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

4.0applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
Matthew Arnold School
5.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Wheatley Park School
6.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Fitzharrys School
7.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 46.2Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146800 · 931/4014
Trust: The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 669 on roll
Free school meals: 29.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2021
Address: Cricket Road, Cowley, Greyfriars Catholic School, Oxford, OX4 3DR
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources