# Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Oxford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 459 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E123139. [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 459
- Council: Oxford
- URN: 123139

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 September 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 59% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-primary-school-littlemore-e139480): 550 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-roman-catholic-primary-school-e139477): 620 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2022. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Oxford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oxford-academy-e148354): 690 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 31.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-church-of-england-school-cowley-e140556): 930 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kings Education (Oxford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-education-oxford-e138602): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Orchard Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-meadow-primary-school-e146380): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/123139)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/123139)

## How to cite

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