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St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Oxfordshire

143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7PH

Website 01865311056

47

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.0%

17.5% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

183

Capacity used

Has space

76%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

17 of 17 families who put it first got an offer

17

Places offered

57

Total applications

3.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1717● 100%
2nd preference120● 0%
3rd preference190● 0%
4th preference90● 0%
Total571730%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Karen Black
Address
143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7PH
Phone
01865311056
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward / constituency
Summertown · Oxford West and Abingdon
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
123218

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language48%——
SEN support12%——
55% boys (101)45% girls (82)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

183 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    03 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    10 November 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 171 pupils

Attendance

94.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

17.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
20%
21/22
19%
22/23
20%
23/24
18%
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 & maths47%——
Higher standard17%——
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 standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard39%
+31% vs England

Reading

Expected standard86%
+11% vs England
Higher standard57%
+24% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard82%
+10% vs England
Greater depth39%
+26% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard57%
+31% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard86%
+13% vs England
Higher standard57%
+27% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

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

Primary results over time

672019672023472024792025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard39%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.