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Education in Oxford

District

The north west of the South East. 165,940 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 46 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Oxford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Oxford had 67 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
67
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Oxford had 67 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Oxford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Oxford is 67.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Oxford. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Oxford

Oxford has 67 open schools: 4 nursery, 33 primary, 6 secondary, 6 special, 2 sixth form and further education, 15 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
20
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

23 of the 50 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and June 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Oxford

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

The Cherwell School (October 2022), Northern House Academy (June 2024).

Nursery (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Comper Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 461School remains Good, June 2024
Grandpont Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 469Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Headington Quarry Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 582School remains Outstanding, July 2024
Slade Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 599Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met

Primary (33)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Barton Park Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11193Good (overall), June 202355% met KS2 standard
Bayards Hill SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11234Good (overall), June 202367% met KS2 standard
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11459School remains Good, September 202359% met KS2 standard
Cutteslowe Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11304Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), March 202060% met KS2 standard
East Oxford Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11278Standards maintained, January 202578% met KS2 standard
John Henry Newman AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11392School remains Good, March 202469% met KS2 standard
Larkrise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11434Good (overall), March 202364% met KS2 standard
New Hinksey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1185Standards maintained, December 202448% met KS2 standard
New Marston Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11256Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 201968% met KS2 standard
Orchard Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11209Good (overall), June 202256% met KS2 standard
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11318Good (overall), March 202281% met KS2 standard
Pegasus SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11479Good (overall), March 202363% met KS2 standard
Rose Hill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11268Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade34% met KS2 standard
Sandhills Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11193Good (overall), November 202257% met KS2 standard
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11183Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, OxfordVoluntary controlled school4 to 11208School remains Good, February 202367% met KS2 standard
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11135Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
St Christopher's Church of England School, CowleyAcademy sponsor led5 to 11314Good (overall), June 202453% met KS2 standard
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11252School remains Good, June 202454% met KS2 standard
St Francis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11211Good (overall), December 2021, before the school changed55% met KS2 standard
St Frideswide Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11330Good (overall), October 202333% met KS2 standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, LittlemoreAcademy converter2 to 11242Good (overall), June 202365% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OxfordVoluntary aided school4 to 11376Standards maintained, February 202578% met KS2 standard
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11399Good (overall), May 202362% met KS2 standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford CityVoluntary aided school4 to 11189School remains Good, March 202272% met KS2 standard
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11382Good (overall), September 202357% met KS2 standard
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School OxfordVoluntary aided school4 to 11391School remains Good, July 202375% met KS2 standard
Tyndale Community SchoolFree schools0 to 11280Standards maintained, May 202559% met KS2 standard
West Oxford Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11190School remains Good, September 202358% met KS2 standard
Windale Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11196Good (overall), September 202273% met KS2 standard
Windmill Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11623Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade58% met KS2 standard
Wolvercote Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11338School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 202486% met KS2 standard
Wood Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11382Good (overall), November 202268% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Cheney SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,706School remains Good, September 2023Attainment 8: 47.0
Greyfriars Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 19669Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 34.7
Oxford Spires AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,351Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 47.7
The Cherwell SchoolAcademy converter11 to 182,023Outstanding (overall), October 2022Attainment 8: 58.9
The Oxford AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,062Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 31.2
The Swan SchoolFree schools11 to 181,057Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 60.1

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Endeavour Academy, OxfordAcademy special sponsor led8 to 1932School remains Good, November 2022
Mabel Prichard SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19116Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Northern House AcademyAcademy special converter5 to 1193Outstanding (overall), June 2024
Orion AcademyAcademy special sponsor led10 to 1874Requires improvement (overall), June 2024
Oxfordshire Hospital SchoolCommunity special school5 to 180School remains Outstanding, June 2023
The Iffley AcademyAcademy special converter5 to 18180School remains Outstanding, July 2024

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Activate LearningFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Ruskin CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (15)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cherwell College OxfordOther independent school12 to 2520Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Christ Church Cathedral SchoolOther independent school2 to 13128Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
d'Overbroeck'sOther independent school11 to 19615Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Dragon SchoolOther independent school4 to 14759Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Emmanuel Christian SchoolOther independent school3 to 1180Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Headington School OxfordOther independent school3 to 191,082Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kings Education (Oxford)Other independent school15 to 2577Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Magdalen College SchoolOther independent school7 to 19938Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
New College SchoolOther independent school4 to 13146Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Oxford High School GDSTOther independent school4 to 19756Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Oxford International CollegeOther independent school14 to 19216Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Clare's, OxfordOther independent school15 to 19262Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Edward's SchoolOther independent school13 to 18809Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Summer Fields SchoolOther independent school4 to 13305Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Wychwood SchoolOther independent school10 to 18150Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Meadowbrook CollegeAcademy alternative provision converter5 to 169School remains Good, November 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.