St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford, Oxford

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, chess, coding, cooking, gardening and art.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford reached the expected standard in reading and 83% 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.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford as their first choice and 162 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford are New Marston Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 75% maths); St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths); St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths); and St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 90% maths).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

63 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (76%).

8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 68.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (36%), White British (18%) and Mixed (13%).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford had 31 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 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Snowdon Mede (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic 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 140 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.

In 2024/25, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford issued 8 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford are The Swan School (0.7 miles), Cheney School (0.8 miles) and The Cherwell School (1.5 miles).