St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
Marston Road, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosalind Owen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 123143
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865241476
About this school
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 86% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 86% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 86% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City compares
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City ranked 60th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4% | 9.9% | 189 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford | 78% | 4% | 7.6% | 376 | 0.5 miles |
| East Oxford Primary School | 78% | 6.4% | 21.2% | 278 | 0.7 miles |
| New Marston Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 19.7% | 256 | 0.8 miles |
| St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 5% | 11.3% | 382 | 0.9 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford | 67% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 208 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.85%
- English as an additional language
- 29.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
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East Oxford Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
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New Marston Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford1.1 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City ranks 10th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Oxford.
- Barton Park Primary School Primary
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Botley School Primary
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Primary
- Cutteslowe Primary School Primary
- East Oxford Primary School Primary
- Garsington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horspath Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City teach?
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City?
- The headteacher of St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City is Mrs Rosalind Owen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City?
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City full?
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City a faith school?
- Yes. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- How have St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City rank locally?
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City ranked 60th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City's absence rate?
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.