St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Oxford posts a combined Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 70%, which sits comfortably above the Oxfordshire local authority average of 61% for primary schools. That nine-point gap places the school in the top half of the county's primaries, ranked 63rd out of 242. The school's overall Ofsted rating remains Good, following its most recent graded inspection in 2019 and an ungraded visit in February 2025 that confirmed standards were being maintained. Notably, inspectors rated both leadership and management and early years provision as Outstanding, suggesting strong direction from headteacher Jessica Tweedie and a particularly strong start for the youngest children. The school is Roman Catholic in character, mixed gender, and serves the 4-11 age range, with 393 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so it is running close to full.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 KS2 results, 18% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, while individual subject scores show reading at an average scaled score of 106, maths at 105, and writing at 82% achieving the expected standard. The proportion hitting the expected standard in reading was 80%, in maths 78%, and in writing 82%, all solid figures that underpin the school's strong overall showing. The school ranks 9th out of 31 primaries in the city of Oxford itself, putting it in the top third locally, and 566th out of 2,034 primaries across the South East region. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 97% of the 63 respondents would recommend the school, and 100% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there, with 78% strongly agreeing that their child feels safe.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 116 applications for 33 places and 27 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.52. Facilities include a sports hall, outdoor playground, music rooms, a sensory room and a chapel, and the school offers a range of sports including tennis, gymnastics, cross country, rounders, cricket, football and athletics. Clubs cover coding, drama and eco club. SEND provisions are listed for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. Parent views on SEND support are strong, with 60% strongly agreeing that the school gives SEND children the support they need. This is a well-regarded Catholic primary that delivers above-average outcomes, is popular enough to be heavily oversubscribed, and suits families who value strong leadership, a clear faith character and a broad range of activities within a supportive environment.

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