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St Swithun's CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Oxford · OX1 5PS

Ages 3–11 · 420 pupils · Oxfordshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
354

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

420 pupils · 427 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
241 / 179
School capacity
427
Capacity fill
420 / 427 (98%)
Free school meals
10.6%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 311

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Knighton

Location

Address
Grundy Crescent, Kennington
Postcode
OX1 5PS
Town
Oxford
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 420 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 10.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Oxford
95
Primary schools in Oxford
48
Academies among open schools in Oxford
41% (39)
Open schools in OX1
13
Primary in OX1
4
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Knighton
Telephone
01865415105

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