# St John's Catholic Primary School

St John's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 216 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147898. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 216
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 147898

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 43% of pupils at St John's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 43% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [The Grange Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-community-primary-school-e122997): 190 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-george-napier-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-e141146): 790 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Futures Institute Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/futures-institute-banbury-e140886): 960 m. Secondary. School remains Good, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wykham Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wykham-park-e138499): 1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-loveday-church-of-england-primary-school-e144525): 1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John's Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-priory-school-e123279): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/147898)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147898)

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