St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School

About St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School

St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School in Oxford delivers Key Stage 2 results that sit comfortably above the local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 academic year, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with an Oxfordshire average of 61%. That puts the school in the top 25% of primaries nationally on this metric, and 7th out of 31 schools in the city of Oxford. The school's average scaled scores in reading and maths both sit at 108, and the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading and maths is 42% in each case, with 39% achieving that level in writing. These are strong figures for a school of 153 pupils, and they suggest that children here are making solid progress through the primary years, even if the data doesn't include a specific Progress 8 score for this phase.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, rated it Good across every category inspected, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. This marks a clear improvement from its previous graded inspection in March 2023, when the school was judged to Require Improvement overall, with the quality of education and leadership both rated as Requires Improvement. The turnaround is notable. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 96% of respondents to the Parent View survey would recommend the school, and 98% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. Strong majorities also felt their child is safe, that behaviour is well managed, and that the school supports wider personal development. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Beccy Harris.

St Barnabas' is a heavily oversubscribed school: for 2025/26 entry, it received 57 applications for just 16 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.56 to one. Fifteen of those offers went to first-preference applicants. The school has a nursery provision for younger children and a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, art studios, a library, a sensory room and a chapel. It offers a broad set of clubs from gardening and eco club to chess and science club, and sports include athletics, netball, cricket and gymnastics. The school lists SEND provisions for a range of needs including dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes within a supportive, church-affiliated environment, and who are prepared to navigate a competitive admissions process.

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