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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford, Oxford

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Oxford. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 46 schools in Oxford with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2012)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford in detail

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford in its own words

In its own words: "St Andrew's is a vibrant and inclusive school where everyone is valued and encouraged to be the best they can be. Our vision and values shape everything we do, fostering a culture of kindness, respect, and ambition. Here, you can learn more about our dedicated team, our governing body, and the opportunities to join our school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School in Headington. We are a caring, vibrant community that recognises that everyone is different, everyone is special and everyone is our neighbour. As a Church of England school, we welcome families of all faiths and none to St Andrew's."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, judo, dance, orchestra, coding and art.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford are Windmill Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 74% maths); Barton Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 64% maths); Bayards Hill School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 83% maths); and Wood Farm Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 81% maths).

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Windmill Primary SchoolBarton Park Primary SchoolBayards Hill SchoolWood Farm Primary School

Who goes there

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 37.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 28 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 13 (6.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Headington Shops, 20 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford 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 210 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford are Cheney School (0.8 miles), Oxford Spires Academy (1.3 miles) and The Swan School (1.5 miles).

Cheney SchoolOxford Spires AcademyThe Swan School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jo Holmes
Pupils:208
LA:Oxfordshire
Phone:01865762396
Address:London Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9ED
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from November 2012, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 7 February 2023View full report
URN:123140
UKPRN:10078852
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Oxford East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

11.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths+12ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.7

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

6

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford.

  • Oxford East Kumon Centre830m away · Not yet graded
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Headington Rye Oxford910m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

Source: Oxfordshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Headington Shops (Stop HS5)
24m · 0 min walk
Wharton Road (adj)
215m · 3 min walk
Manor Surgery (Stop J5)
373m · 6 min walk
Gladstone Road (adj)
445m · 7 min walk
Sandfield Road (opp)
492m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
42
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 35 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.

9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

212 pupils

210 places

2 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Oxford

Low pressure
New homes approved:5,509
Projected new pupils:1,377

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oxford

Across Oxfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

8,615

Applications

6,903

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(7)

7 February 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

15 March 2017
8 November 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

28

SEN Support

13

EHC Plans

19.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication22
Autistic Spectrum Disorder6
Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
38.0%
Asian
14.8%
Black
6.3%
Mixed
14.0%
Chinese
5.8%
Other
6.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals11.5%
English as Additional Language37.5%

208

Total Pupils

106

Boys

102

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

16.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,244

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,531

Per pupil

£1274k

Total funding

£24k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£53,577
EAL funding£29,726
Lump sum£148,458

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

7.3%

Persistent absence

191

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)7.3%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.4%
18/19
2.4%
20/21
5.4%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
4.3%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford

What are SATs results like at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

Of the pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.

What is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford's Ofsted rating?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2012, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

No fixed boundary. When St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

Classes at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford has around 208 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

4.1% of sessions were missed at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford in 2024/25. 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford: Oxford East Kumon Centre (830m away, registered, not yet graded) and Ultimate Activity Camps at Headington Rye Oxford (910m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford's term dates?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).

How many road collisions happen near St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 35 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford is at London Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9ED.

Sources: Oxfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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