# Education in Oxford

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.

In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Number of schools

Oxford: **67** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000178) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000178) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/education#l-schools

## 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.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Nursery (4) (4)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Comper Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/comper-nursery-school-e122967) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 61 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| [Grandpont Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grandpont-nursery-school-e122969) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 69 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| [Headington Quarry Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headington-quarry-nursery-school-e122968) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 82 | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 |
| [Slade Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slade-nursery-school-e122970) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 99 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |

### Primary (33) (33)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barton-park-primary-school-e147865) | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 193 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Bayards Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bayards-hill-school-e141231) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 234 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-cowley-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e123139) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 459 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Cutteslowe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutteslowe-primary-school-e139064) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 304 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [East Oxford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-oxford-primary-school-e123046) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 278 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [John Henry Newman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-henry-newman-academy-e138774) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 392 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Larkrise Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkrise-primary-school-e146815) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 434 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [New Hinksey Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-hinksey-church-of-england-primary-school-e123142) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 85 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [New Marston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-marston-primary-school-e143951) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 256 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Orchard Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-meadow-primary-school-e146380) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 209 | Good (overall), June 2022 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-roman-catholic-primary-school-e139477) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 318 | Good (overall), March 2022 | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Pegasus School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pegasus-school-e139985) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 479 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Rose Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-school-e146278) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 268 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 34% met KS2 standard |
| [Sandhills Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhills-community-primary-school-e146270) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 193 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aloysius-catholic-primary-school-e123218) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 183 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-oxford-e123140) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 208 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e123211) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 135 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-church-of-england-school-cowley-e140556) | Academy sponsor led | 5 to 11 | 314 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ebbes-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e123212) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 252 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [St Francis Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-church-of-england-primary-school-e150520) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 211 | Good (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [St Frideswide Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-frideswide-church-of-england-primary-school-e148247) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 330 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 33% met KS2 standard |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-primary-school-littlemore-e139480) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 242 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-oxford-e123216) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 376 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-and-st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-e123213) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 399 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-school-oxford-city-e123143) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 189 | School remains Good, March 2022 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-primary-and-nursery-school-e123021) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 382 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philip-and-james-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-oxford-e123214) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 391 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Tyndale Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyndale-community-school-e139777) | Free schools | 0 to 11 | 280 | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [West Oxford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-oxford-community-primary-school-e123050) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 190 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Windale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windale-primary-school-e146381) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 196 | Good (overall), September 2022 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Windmill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-primary-school-e123047) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 623 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Wolvercote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wolvercote-primary-school-e142384) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 338 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Wood Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-farm-primary-school-e123074) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 382 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 68% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheney School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheney-school-e139146) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,706 | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8: 47.0 |
| [Greyfriars Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greyfriars-catholic-school-e146800) | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 669 | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 34.7 |
| [Oxford Spires Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-spires-academy-e136261) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,351 | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8: 47.7 |
| [The Cherwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cherwell-school-e137970) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 2,023 | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8: 58.9 |
| [The Oxford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oxford-academy-e148354) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,062 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 31.2 |
| [The Swan School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-swan-school-e147203) | Free schools | 11 to 18 | 1,057 | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8: 60.1 |

### Special (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Endeavour Academy, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/endeavour-academy-oxford-e140217) | Academy special sponsor led | 8 to 19 | 32 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| [Mabel Prichard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mabel-prichard-school-e147821) | Academy special converter | 2 to 19 | 116 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| [Northern House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-house-academy-e147784) | Academy special converter | 5 to 11 | 93 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 |
| [Orion Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orion-academy-e147728) | Academy special sponsor led | 10 to 18 | 74 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 |
| [Oxfordshire Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxfordshire-hospital-school-e123337) | Community special school | 5 to 18 | 0 | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| [The Iffley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-iffley-academy-e139312) | Academy special converter | 5 to 18 | 180 | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 |

### Sixth form and further education (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Activate Learning](https://openindex.co.uk/school/activate-learning-e134153) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Ruskin College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ruskin-college-e130794) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Independent (15) (15)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherwell College Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherwell-college-oxford-e143042) | Other independent school | 12 to 25 | 20 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Christ Church Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cathedral-school-e123287) | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 128 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [d'Overbroeck's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doverbroecks-e123318) | Other independent school | 11 to 19 | 615 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Dragon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dragon-school-e123288) | Other independent school | 4 to 14 | 759 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Emmanuel Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-christian-school-e123317) | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 80 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Headington School Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headington-school-oxford-e123290) | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 1,082 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Kings Education (Oxford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-education-oxford-e138602) | Other independent school | 15 to 25 | 77 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Magdalen College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magdalen-college-school-e123311) | Other independent school | 7 to 19 | 938 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [New College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-college-school-e123291) | Other independent school | 4 to 13 | 146 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Oxford High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-high-school-gdst-e123310) | Other independent school | 4 to 19 | 756 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Oxford International College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-international-college-e146516) | Other independent school | 14 to 19 | 216 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [St Clare's, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clares-oxford-e133430) | Other independent school | 15 to 19 | 262 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [St Edward's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-school-e123292) | Other independent school | 13 to 18 | 809 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Summer Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summer-fields-school-e123293) | Other independent school | 4 to 13 | 305 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Wychwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wychwood-school-e123294) | Other independent school | 10 to 18 | 150 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Meadowbrook College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowbrook-college-e141727) | Academy alternative provision converter | 5 to 16 | 9 | School 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.

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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/planning) (3)
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- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford/sources) (28)

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