St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Oxford, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.617 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2023. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.617 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.617 miles, 19th shortest of the 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.23 miles.
- The 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2012; it has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2024 to 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 64 first-choice applications for 61 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Oxfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Meadow Lane, Oxford, OX4 1TJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending and learning at this inclusive school.”
- “Pupils have good attitudes to their learning.”
- “The school values of ‘love, respect, empathy, courage, aspiration, and curiosity’ permeate the curriculum and wider activity in the school.”
To improve
- “However, what pupils are taught is not joined up properly.”
- “This results in a lack of clarity.”
- “Staff are not clear what has been taught and which subsequent learning is needed for pupils to progress well as they join Year 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 64 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Larkrise Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- New Hinksey Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- East Oxford Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- St Frideswide Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rose Hill Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley 1.2 mi Good
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published