New Marston Primary School
New Marston Primary School, Copse Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Bruce Wilson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 143951
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865761560
About this school
New Marston Primary School is a primary academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 256 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. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 27 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 78% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 85% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 85% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 81% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 New Marston 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 | 57% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Marston Primary School compares
New Marston Primary School ranked 92nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.8% | 19.7% | 256 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford | 78% | 4% | 7.6% | 376 | 0.3 miles |
| St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 5% | 11.3% | 382 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City | 72% | 4% | 9.9% | 189 | 0.8 miles |
| Barton Park Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 45.2% | 193 | 0.8 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford | 67% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 208 | 1.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.67%
- English as an additional language
- 47%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 12.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford0.3 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Barton Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford1.0 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
New Marston Primary School ranks 18th 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 New Marston Primary School teach?
- New Marston Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of New Marston Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Marston Primary School is Mr Bruce Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Marston Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Marston 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 New Marston Primary School?
- New Marston Primary School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is New Marston Primary School full?
- New Marston Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 256 on roll (78%), 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 New Marston Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Marston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Marston Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Marston Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs New Marston Primary School?
- New Marston Primary School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does New Marston Primary School have?
- The schools register lists New Marston Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New Marston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Marston Primary School rank locally?
- New Marston Primary School ranked 92nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Marston Primary School's absence rate?
- New Marston 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 New Marston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Marston 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 10 July 2026.