Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Principal
- Miss Tara Davies
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 139477
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865779176
About this school
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 318 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Roman 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 44 | 28 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 68% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 21% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 96% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 89% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.00 | - | - |
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 Our Lady's Roman 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 | 70% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 28th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 318 | — |
| St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley | 53% | 5.7% | 31.9% | 314 | 0.2 miles |
| Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School | 59% | 7.7% | 30.2% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Tyndale Community School | 59% | 5.6% | 24.6% | 280 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | 55% | 6.5% | 21.4% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore | 65% | 6.2% | 24.9% | 242 | 0.7 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)
- 9.86%
- English as an additional language
- 59.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 12.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley0.2 miles
Primary · Oxford
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Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Tyndale Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Francis Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore0.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School ranks 2nd 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 Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the principal of Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- The principal of Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is Miss Tara Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Roman 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 Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 318 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is part of THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 28th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's Roman 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 1 July 2026.