St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley is a primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024.
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Catchment area for St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2HB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 314 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “A strong inclusive ethos is at the heart of this school.”
- “It is committed to serving and welcoming all pupils and their families.”
- “The care given to pupils by staff show the school’s values of nurture, love, belonging, respect and courage in action.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that pupils did not achieve as well as they should have by the end of key stage 2 in reading and mathematics.”
- “However, in a few subjects, assessment is not always used well enough to check pupils’ knowledge.”
- “Consequently, in these subjects there are some gaps in what pupils can remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2024 (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) | 53% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 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.
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Tyndale Community School 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- St Francis Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Frideswide Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Larkrise Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Rose Hill Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published