Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolBishop Loveday Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 425 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 17 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 51% of pupils at Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Longford Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- The Grange Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- St John's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Wykham ParkSecondary. School remains Good, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Futures Institute BanburySecondary. School remains Good, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cherwell
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).