Academy converter · Oxfordshire

St Francis Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150520URN

Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

49 applications for 19 places · 75th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 8 December 2021Ofsted'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

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Francis Church of England Primary School (URN 123172), 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	19	49	2.6	19	1.00
Sep 2025	23	43	1.9	21	0.91
Sep 2024 *	18	49	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2023 *	29	75	2.6	35	1.21
Sep 2022 *	21	47	2.2	19	0.90
Sep 2021 *	38	78	2.1	36	0.95
Sep 2020 *	40	85	2.1	45	1.13
Sep 2019 *	24	53	2.2	22	0.92
Sep 2018 *	37	67	1.8	37	1.00
Sep 2017 *	39	74	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2016 *	40	89	2.2	40	1.00
Sep 2015 *	40	77	1.9	36	0.90
Sep 2014 *	40	88	2.2	44	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%160th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	55%	0%	105	103
2023/24	60%	3%	107	103
2022/23	53%	6%	103	101

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 Francis Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2021

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Tyndale Community School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

3.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wood Farm Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Orchard Meadow Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150520 · 931/3253
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 23.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: St Francis Church of England Primary School (URN 123172)
Address: Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2QT
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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