St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Tebb
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 123218
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865311056
About this school
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 47% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 17% | 39% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 53% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 70% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 57% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 101.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Aloysius' Catholic 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School compares
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School ranked 32nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 6% | 9.4% | 183 | — |
| St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | 75% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 391 | 0.3 miles |
| St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 15.9% | 135 | 0.5 miles |
| West Oxford Community Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 9.6% | 190 | 1.2 miles |
| St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 5% | 11.3% | 382 | 1.2 miles |
| Wolvercote Primary School | 86% | 4.6% | 13.4% | 338 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.39%
- English as an additional language
- 47.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 17.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford0.3 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
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West Oxford Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Oxford
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Wolvercote Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School ranks 3rd 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 ages does St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School is Mrs Hannah Tebb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Aloysius' Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School?
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School full?
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 183 on roll (76%), 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 Aloysius' Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 79% 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 Aloysius' Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School ranked 32nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Aloysius' Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Aloysius' Catholic 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.