Best Primary schools in Oxfordshire
These rankings cover primary schools in the county of Oxfordshire based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using βQuality of educationβ (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each schoolβs latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.Finstock Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Academy converter β’ Chipping Norton β’ OX7 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2024 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.Wantage Primary AcademyPrimary β’ Free schools β’ Wantage β’ OX12 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jul 2023 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
3.Cherry Fields Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Free schools β’ Banbury β’ OX16 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Feb 2023 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
4.Aureus Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Academy sponsor led β’ Didcot β’ OX11 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2022 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
5.Longford Park Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Academy sponsor led β’ Banbury β’ OX15 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2021 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
6.St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Voluntary aided school β’ Carterton β’ OX18 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2020 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
7.Didcot Primary AcademyPrimary β’ Academy sponsor led β’ Didcot β’ OX11 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jul 2019 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
8.Stockham Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Community school β’ Wantage β’ OX12 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on May 2019 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
9.William Morris Primary SchoolPrimary β’ Academy sponsor led β’ Banbury β’ OX16 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Oct 2018 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
10.Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping NortonPrimary β’ Academy converter β’ Chipping Norton β’ OX7 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2017 β graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits donβt replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) β highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) β consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) β not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) β significant weaknesses found.
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