St Swithun's CofE Primary School 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 24/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Grundy Crescent, Oxford

School Information

Address: Grundy Crescent, Oxford, OX1 5PS
Website: www.stswithunsprimary.org
Telephone: 01865415105
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Caroline Knighton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123177

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 426
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 204

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1.3
Maths
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Swithun's CofE Primary School
Grundy Crescent , Kennington OX1 5PS 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Rose Hill Primary School
The Oval , Rose Hill OX4 4SF 		2out of 4 1,843 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
John Henry Newman Academy
Grange Road , Littlemore OX4 4LS 		3out of 4 2,017 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Radley Church of England Primary School
Church Road , Radley OX14 3QF 		3out of 4 2,786 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore
Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6LD 		3out of 4 3,029 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ 		- not rated 2,481 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Gregory the Great
Cricket Road , OX4 3DR 		- not rated 3,259 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chandlings
Bagley Wood , Kennington OX1 5ND 		- not rated 1,751 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Emmanuel Christian School
Sandford Road , Littlemore OX4 4PU 		- not rated 1,906 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Iffley Academy
Iffley Turn , OX4 4DU 		4out of 4 2,487 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Radley College
Abingdon , Oxfordshire OX14 2HR 		- not rated 2,503 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Orion Academy
Knights Road , Blackbird Leys OX4 6DQ 		- not rated 2,933 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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