John Henry Newman Academy, Oxford

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at John Henry Newman Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put John Henry Newman Academy as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to John Henry Newman Academy are St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 65% maths); Rose Hill Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 55% reading, 38% maths); Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); and Orchard Meadow Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

John Henry Newman Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

John Henry Newman Academy is one of 46 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

35.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Black (15%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 104 pupils (26.5%) received SEN support and 16 (4.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

John Henry Newman Academy had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Radley Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Minchery Farm Shops (opposite), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood John Henry Newman Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 308 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, John Henry Newman Academy issued 20 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to John Henry Newman Academy are The Oxford Academy (0.3 miles) and Greyfriars Catholic School (1.3 miles).