St Frideswide Church of England Primary School, Oxford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Train up a child in the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not depart from it. At St Frideswide Primary School we believe that for children to succeed and achieve throughout their life they need to have meaningful and exciting learning experiences."

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils at St Frideswide Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 44% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (45% in reading, 43% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St Frideswide Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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 Frideswide Church of England Primary School are Larkrise Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 75% maths); St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 72% maths); and Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 91% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Frideswide Church of England Primary School.

St Frideswide Church of England Primary School 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.

39.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (25%), White British (21%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 77 pupils (23.3%) received SEN support and 38 (11.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Frideswide Church of England Primary School provides for pupils with other difficulties or disabilities.

St Frideswide Church of England Primary School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shelley Road (adjacent), 310 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 426 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 Frideswide Church of England Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Frideswide Church of England Primary School are Greyfriars Catholic School (under 0.1 miles), Oxford Spires Academy (0.4 miles), Cheney School (1 mile) and The Oxford Academy (1.2 miles).