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West Oxford Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Oxfordshire

Ferry Hinksey Road, Oxford, OX2 0BY

Website 01865248862

80

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

94%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

10.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

190

Capacity used

Has space

82%

231 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

94%

1st preference success rate

30 of 32 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

83

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3230● 94%
2nd preference90● 0%
3rd preference250● 0%
4th preference170● 0%
Total833036%

1st preference success by year

85%
2020
93%
2021
86%
2022
77%
2023
100%
2024
94%
2025

Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Tim Stead
Address
Ferry Hinksey Road, Oxford, OX2 0BY
Phone
01865248862
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward / constituency
Osney & St Thomas · Oxford West and Abingdon
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
123050

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals7%——
English as additional language22%——
SEN support10%——
49% boys (93)51% girls (97)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

190 pupils · 231 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    14 September 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 180 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
15%
21/22
13%
22/23
7%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths80%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard61%
-14% vs England
Higher standard48%
+15% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard71%
-1% vs England
Greater depth23%
+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard68%
-6% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard68%
-5% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

802019772023802024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard13%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.