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Education in West Oxfordshire

District

The north west of the South East. 121,412 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 714 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for West Oxfordshire, 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

West Oxfordshire had 65 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
65
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West Oxfordshire had 65 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: West Oxfordshire among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. West Oxfordshire is 65.

Schools

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

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Schools in West Oxfordshire

West Oxfordshire has 65 open schools: 49 primary, 7 secondary, 4 special and 5 independent.

Outstanding
3
Good
23
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

27 of the 58 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

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

8 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 West Oxfordshire

3 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.

Finstock Church of England Primary School (January 2024), St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School (January 2020), Bartholomew School (May 2024).

Primary (49)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Aston and Cote Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11199School remains Good, May 202385% met KS2 standard
Bampton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11189Good (overall), January 202350% met KS2 standard
Bladon Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11102School remains Good, July 202362% met KS2 standard
Brize Norton Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11132Good (overall), June 202450% met KS2 standard
Burford Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11144Good (overall), February 202450% met KS2 standard
Carterton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11225Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed50% met KS2 standard
Chadlington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1191School remains Good, July 202285% met KS2 standard
Charlbury Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11160Good (overall), March 202458% met KS2 standard
Clanfield CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1197Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met44% met KS2 standard
Combe CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11115Good (overall), July 202289% met KS2 standard
Ducklington Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11190School remains Good, March 202359% met KS2 standard
Edith Moorhouse Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11336Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), October 201947% met KS2 standard
Enstone Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1181School remains Good, July 202278% met KS2 standard
Eynsham Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11426Improved significantly, May 2025Good (overall), September 201989% met KS2 standard
Finstock Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1130Outstanding (overall), January 2024
Freeland Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11131School remains Good, May 202283% met KS2 standard
Gateway Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11300Good (overall), February 202365% met KS2 standard
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11112School remains Good, January 202358% met KS2 standard
Great Tew County Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11100Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 201980% met KS2 standard
Hailey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1189Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade71% met KS2 standard
Hanborough Manor CofE SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11180School remains Good, May 202358% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping NortonAcademy converter4 to 11187School remains Outstanding, March 202371% met KS2 standard
Kingham Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11238Good (overall), July 202490% met KS2 standard
Leafield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1178Standards maintained, January 202586% met KS2 standard
Madley Brook Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11221School remains Good, July 202265% met KS2 standard
Middle Barton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11106School remains Good, November 202267% met KS2 standard
North Leigh Church of England SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11154Good (overall), February 202379% met KS2 standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, WitneyAcademy converter2 to 11247School remains Good, May 202350% met KS2 standard
Queen Emma's Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11179Good (overall), April 202424% met KS2 standard
St Christopher's Church of England SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11125Good (overall), February 202336% met KS2 standard
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11452Standards maintained, May 2025Outstanding (overall), January 202065% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CartertonAcademy converter3 to 11107Good (overall), November 202327% met KS2 standard
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11131School remains Good, November 202357% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping NortonVoluntary aided school2 to 11190Good (overall), June 202437% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 756School remains Good, May 2024
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, CassingtonAcademy converter3 to 1189School remains Good, November 202292% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Church of England School, AlvescotAcademy converter4 to 1198Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Standlake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11102Good (overall), January 202348% met KS2 standard
Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11105Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 201991% met KS2 standard
Stonesfield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1172Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade31% met KS2 standard
Tackley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11115Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade56% met KS2 standard
The Batt Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11289Good (overall), December 202356% met KS2 standard
The Blake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11367Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), March 202052% met KS2 standard
Tower Hill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11174Good (overall), June 202235% met KS2 standard
West Witney Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11434Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed
Windrush Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11188Good (overall), February 2024
Witney Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11232Good (overall), July 202383% met KS2 standard
Woodstock Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11366Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Wychwood Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11286Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade53% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bartholomew SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,390Outstanding (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 55.0
Burford SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,452School remains Good, October 2023Attainment 8: 50.7
Carterton Community CollegeCommunity school11 to 18774Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvementAttainment 8: 34.6
Chipping Norton SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,035Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 49.9
The Henry Box SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,027School remains Good, February 2023Attainment 8: 41.6
The Marlborough Church of England SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,088School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2023Attainment 8: 52.5
Wood Green SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,335Standards maintained, October 2024Attainment 8: 43.6

Special (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Mulberry Bush SchoolNon-maintained special school5 to 1224Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
Park SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1860No outcome in Ofsted's file
Sandwell Learning CentreOther independent special school8 to 1913No outcome in Ofsted's file
Springfield SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 16125Standards maintained, October 2024

Independent (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cokethorpe SchoolOther independent school4 to 18574Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kingham Hill SchoolOther independent school11 to 18286Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kitebrook Preparatory SchoolOther independent school3 to 13343Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The King's SchoolOther independent school2 to 16209Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Windrush Valley SchoolOther independent school3 to 1183Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

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.