Schools and Education in Oxford

There are 53 schools in Oxford (excluding independent schools), including 34 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, and 2 serving sixth-form education. Oxford has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Oxford under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Oxford Education Profile

The median school in Oxford has 17% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 22nd highest figure in Oxfordshire. This represents about 3,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 6 of Oxford's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Oxford is 18.34 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 56th lowest ratio in Oxfordshire, and the 379th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Oxford operating with pupil referral units offer 140 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

34

2.94% Outstanding • 76% Good

Secondaries

7

14% Outstanding • 43% Good

Sixth Forms

2

0% Outstanding • 50% Good

Primary Schools in Oxford

Most of Oxford's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 26 schools or 76% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and very low - about 24% and 18% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 18% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Oxford's primary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bayards Hill School 3–11 yrs 448
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Botley School 3–11 yrs 420
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Good
High
Church of England
Cutteslowe Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
East Oxford Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
Low
John Henry Newman Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Larkrise Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Good
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 175
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
New Marston Primary School 2–11 yrs 330
Good
Very high
Very high
North Hinksey Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Orchard Meadow Primary School 4–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
Low
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Roman Catholic
Pegasus School 2–11 yrs 459
Good
Low
Good
Rose Hill Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Low
Sandhills Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 330
Good
Low
Low
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford 4–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley 5–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Church of England
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 419
Good
Good
Low
Church of England
St Francis Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 280
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 420 Church of England
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore 3–11 yrs 262
Requires improvement
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Mary and John Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Low
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
Tyndale Community School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Christian
West Oxford Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 230
Good
Very high
High
Windale Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very low
Windmill Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
High
Very high
Wolvercote Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
High
Wood Farm Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low

Oxford Secondary Schools

Most of Oxford's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 43% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and good - about 29% and 14% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 43% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Oxford's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Cheney School 11–18 yrs 1,615
Good
High
Very low
Greyfriars Catholic School 11–19 yrs 1,200 Roman Catholic
Matthew Arnold School 11–18 yrs 1,220
Good
Very high
Low
Oxford Spires Academy 11–19 yrs 1,050
Good
Good
Very low
The Cherwell School 11–18 yrs 1,850
Outstanding
Very high
Low
The Oxford Academy 11–19 yrs 1,400 Church of England
The Swan School 11–18 yrs 1,260
Very low

Sixth Form Schools in Oxford

Most of Oxford's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 50% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Activate Learning 16–99 yrs
Good
Ruskin College 16–99 yrs
Inadequate

Oxford Pupil Referral Units

Most of Oxford's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Oxford's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Meadowbrook College 5–16 yrs 104
Good
Very low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023