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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 7SX · st-josephs-pri.oxon.sch.uk · 01865 763357
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 376
- 90% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.5%
- First language not English
- 68.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 51 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 27 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 39 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 63
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (16%) with SEND