St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley is a primary school located in Oxford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Temple Road, Oxford

School Information

Address: Temple Road, Oxford, OX4 2HB
Website: http://www.st-christophers-pri.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01865779772
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Katie Screaton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140556

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 386
Number of Boys: 193
Number of Girls: 193

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.5
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:31%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comper Foundation Stage School
Hertford Street , OX4 3AJ
3out of 4 1,620 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Slade Nursery School
Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ
4out of 4 2,161 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School
Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH
4out of 4 2,935 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
Temple Road , Cowley OX4 2HB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
Oxford Road , Cowley OX4 2LF
3out of 4 371 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tyndale Community School
William Morris Close , Cowley Marsh OX4 2JX
3out of 4 488 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Francis Church of England Primary School
Horspath Road , Cowley OX4 2QT
3out of 4 943 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
Bartholomew Road , Cowley OX4 3QH
3out of 4 1,016 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxford Spires Academy
Glanville Road , OX4 2AU
3out of 4 928 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Gregory the Great
Cricket Road , OX4 3DR
- not rated 1,021 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ
- not rated 1,736 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cheney School
Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH
3out of 4 2,106 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings Education (Oxford)
St Joseph's Hall , Temple Road OX4 2UJ
- not rated 202 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Iffley Academy
Iffley Turn , OX4 4DU
4out of 4 1,677 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Emmanuel Christian School
Sandford Road , Littlemore OX4 4PU
- not rated 2,044 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Include - Oxfordshire
Blackbird Leas Community Centre , Blackbird Leas Road OX4 6HW
- not rated 2,051 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mabel Prichard School
Cuddesdon Way , OX4 6SB
- not rated 2,053 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.