Primary school

St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX4 1TJ
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,491 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 46%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 38%2023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 57%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM62% · South East 64%5/10 Middle−12.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · South East 7%5/10 Middle−13.1 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below+8.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 59 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 65% · 60 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 69% · 55 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 69% · 58 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 66% · 50 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 52% · 52 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 62% · 58 pupils · South East 64%69%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 59 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 10% · 60 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 11% · 55 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 12% · 58 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 14% · 50 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 13% · 52 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 7% · 58 pupils · South East 7%14%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 59 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 55 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 58 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 50 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 52 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 58 pupils · South East 106107105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 55 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 58 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 50 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 52 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 58 pupils · South East 105105103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.1%
57 of 64 who put it first2014 · 82.6%2026 · 89.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6457
2nd514
3rd330

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2010Inadequate
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026399
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.8%
First language not English19.3%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 55.8%Boys 44.2%

95% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.0
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 15.2
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 16.9
  • Other support 6.4

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 42.2 · 65 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,847
Spend per pupil£6,780
Staff spend per pupil£4,733
Reserve per pupil£360
  • +£143,768revenue reserve
  • +£26,607in-year balance

Grants £5,870 · self-generated £977 · premises £405 per pupil