St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School, Oxford

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders analyse and track absence patterns carefully."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a broad, ambitious and well-ordered curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in early years get off to a positive start."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has high expectations for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders work purposefully to raise aspirations for what pupils can achieve."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff help pupils to be confident and kind citizens who respect other people's differences."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further develop staff expertise in identifying and addressing gaps in pupils' knowledge so that pupils can make stronger connections and deepen their understanding"; "Leaders should continue to develop and embed the school's approach to improving pupils' letter formation and spelling so that the quality and fluency of their transcriptional skills continue to improve".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 53% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 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 St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School are St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford (0.3 miles, Good, 87% reading, 92% maths); St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 76% maths); West Oxford Community Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 61% reading, 68% maths); and St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School (1.2 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths).

St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (91%).

10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 45.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (13%).

The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margarets Road west (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 164 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School are The Cherwell School (0.7 miles) and The Swan School (1.1 miles).