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Catholic schools in Oxfordshire

All 19 Catholic schools in Oxfordshire.

19 schools in Oxfordshire

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  1. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

    Kidlington, OX5 1EA · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school81%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    235
    View school St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
  2. Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton

    Chipping Norton, OX7 5AX · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    Results above the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 25 offers made

    Ready for secondary school71%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    187
    View school Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
  3. Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Oxford, OX4 2LF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    25 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school81%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    318
    View school Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
  4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

    Oxford, OX3 7SX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    47 first choices, 51 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    376
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
  5. Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

    Banbury, OX16 9DG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    186 first choices, 172 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Oxfordshire catholic schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    943
    View school Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
  6. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Bicester, OX26 2NX · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    28 first choices, 33 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    217
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
  7. St Amand's Catholic Primary School

    Wantage, OX12 8LF · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    17 first choices, 19 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    90
    View school St Amand's Catholic Primary School
  8. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney

    Witney, OX28 5JZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 25 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    247
    View school Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
  9. St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School

    Oxford, OX2 7PH · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    10 first choices, 11 offers made

    Ready for secondary school79%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    183
    View school St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
  10. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

    Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SL · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    9 first choices, 9 offers made

    Ready for secondary school56%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    108
    View school Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames
  11. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

    Thame, OX9 2AB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    18 first choices, 24 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    162
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
  12. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Banbury, OX16 9YA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 31 offers made

    Ready for secondary school43%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    216
    View school St John's Catholic Primary School
  13. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore

    Oxford, OX4 6LD · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    31 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    242
    View school St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore
  14. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Abingdon, OX14 3PP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    12 first choices, 13 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    182
    View school St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
  15. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

    Banbury, OX16 0ET · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average.

    11 first choices, 11 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    197
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
  16. Greyfriars Catholic School

    Oxford, OX4 3DR · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, high absence.

    71 first choices, 96 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3

    Oxfordshire catholic schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 18Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    669
    View school Greyfriars Catholic School
  17. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton

    Carterton, OX18 3JY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Oxfordshire catholic schools average, high absence.

    4 first choices, 5 offers made

    Ready for secondary school27%

    Oxfordshire catholic schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 15Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    107
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
  18. Oratory Preparatory School

    Rg8 7sf · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 13

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    263
    View school Oratory Preparatory School
  19. The Oratory School

    Rg8 0pj · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Oxfordshire catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    287
    View school The Oratory School
The big picture

How Oxfordshire's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Oxfordshire 65%England 62%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton: 27%St John's Catholic Primary School: 43%St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 50%Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney: 50%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury: 50%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames: 56%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame: 63%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore: 65%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester: 66%St Amand's Catholic Primary School: 67%Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton: 71%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford: 78%St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School: 79%Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School: 81%St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington: 81%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Oxfordshire

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Oxfordshire average 5.9%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford: 4%St John's Catholic Primary School: 4.4%St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington: 4.5%Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School: 4.8%St Amand's Catholic Primary School: 4.9%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame: 5%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester: 5.3%Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney: 5.7%Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton: 5.7%St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School: 6%St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 6%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore: 6.2%Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form: 6.6%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames: 6.9%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury: 6.9%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton: 8.1%Greyfriars Catholic School: 9.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Oxfordshire

Ofsted grades in Oxfordshire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 8 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 11
  • Good: 10 of 11
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 11
  • Inadequate: 0 of 11
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Oxfordshire

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    170 of the 19 Catholic schools in Oxfordshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Oxfordshire, explained

There are 19 Catholic schools in Oxfordshire, teaching 5,229 children. 5 are run by the council and 12 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.6% of pupils in Oxfordshire catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 27% to 81%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

15.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,161 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Oxfordshire.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Oxfordshire?
There are 19 Catholic schools in Oxfordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Oxfordshire?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Oxfordshire on Eduscope are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington, Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton and Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire has 1 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 10 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in Oxfordshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Oxfordshire Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Oxfordshire is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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