St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School
Hart Street, Oxford, OX2 6BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beccy Harris
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- URN
- 123211
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865557178
About this school
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 135 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 26% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 90% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 74% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided 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 | 59% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 153 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School compares
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School ranked 77th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.4% | 15.9% | 135 | — |
| St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School | 79% | 6% | 9.4% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | 75% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 391 | 0.6 miles |
| West Oxford Community Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 9.6% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School | 54% | 4.3% | 12.9% | 252 | 1.0 miles |
| North Hinksey Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 205 | 1.2 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)
- 15.94%
- English as an additional language
- 37.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford0.6 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
West Oxford Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
North Hinksey Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School ranks 13th 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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School teach?
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School is Mrs Beccy Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School, 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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School?
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School has 135 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School full?
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 135 on roll (64%), 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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 69% 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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School rank locally?
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School ranked 77th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Barnabas' Church of England Aided 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 30 June 2026.