St Francis Church of England Primary School
Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2QT
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by St Francis Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fleur Belcher Lorraine Wood
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 123172
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
About this school
St Francis Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Oxford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Francis Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 41% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - |
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 Francis Church of England Primary School 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 | 53% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 23.8% | 228 | — |
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | 55% | 6.5% | 21.4% | 211 | 0.0 miles |
| Tyndale Community School | 59% | 5.6% | 24.6% | 280 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School | 81% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 318 | 0.5 miles |
| St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley | 53% | 5.7% | 31.9% | 314 | 0.5 miles |
| Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School | 59% | 7.7% | 30.2% | 459 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.8%
- English as an additional language
- 46.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Oxford
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Tyndale Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
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Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other 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 ages does St Francis Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Francis Church of England Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Oxford.
- Has St Francis Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Francis Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Francis Church of England Primary School?
- St Francis Church of England Primary School had 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Francis Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Francis Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Francis Church of England Primary School'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 9 July 2024.