New Marston Primary School

About New Marston Primary School

New Marston Primary School sits in a strong position academically, particularly when you compare its headline Key Stage 2 results against the Oxfordshire local authority average. The school reports that 78% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is a clear 17 percentage points above the LA average of 61%. That gap is significant and suggests the school is delivering well above the typical outcomes for primary schools in the area. In terms of rankings, the school places 4th out of 31 primary schools in Oxford city, putting it in the top 13% locally, and 265th out of over 2,000 primaries in the South East region. Nationally, it sits in the top 15% of all primary schools. For a state primary with a slightly above-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (20.9%), these results are particularly notable.

Digging into the detail of the 2023/24 SATs, the school’s strengths are spread across the core subjects. In reading, the average scaled score was 107, with 85% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 30% achieving a higher standard. Maths was similarly strong, with an average score of 105, 85% at the expected level and 22% at the higher level. Writing saw 78% at the expected standard and 22% at the higher level. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good across all areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision all received a Good rating. This is a notable turnaround from the school’s previous graded inspection in 2019, which had rated overall effectiveness as Inadequate, and the earlier 2016 inspection which also judged it Inadequate. The improvement trajectory is clear.

New Marston is a mixed, non-denominational primary for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site. It currently has 283 pupils against a capacity of 330, so there is some room, but it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 113 applications for 30 places, with 32 first-preference applications for those 30 spots — a ratio of nearly 4:1. The school offers a range of facilities including a music room, ICT suite, sensory room, sports hall, forest school and a chapel. Clubs include book club, drama, chess, science, coding and eco club. For SEND, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses are overwhelmingly positive: 100% of the 50 respondents would recommend the school, and 82% strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a well-regarded Oxford primary with good SEND support and a clear track record of improvement.

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