Primary school

St Francis Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX4 2QT
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,026 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 63%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 70%2023/24: top 57%57% · 2023/242024/25: top 74%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM55% · South East 64%3/10 Below+21.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East−35.1 pts
Reading score105 · South East 1063/10 Below+18.1 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below+17.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 38 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 58% · 36 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 59% · 37 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 35% · 40 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 53% · 34 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 55% · 31 pupils · South East 64%60%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 38 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 36 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 11% · 37 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 40 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 6% · 34 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 31 pupils · South East 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 38 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 36 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 105 · 37 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 40 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 34 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 31 pupils · South East 106107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 38 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 36 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 37 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 101 · 40 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 34 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 31 pupils · South East 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 86.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd110
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2021

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2021Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026211
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.4%
First language not English47.5%
SEN support22.0%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils17.2%

Girls 43.5%Boys 56.5%

89.4% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 7.4
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 21.8 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,671
Spend per pupil£6,890
Staff spend per pupil£5,581
Reserve per pupil£610
  • +£128,000revenue reserve
  • +£164,000in-year balance

Grants £7,443 · self-generated £229 · premises £348 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST (43 academies) · trust reserve £6,894,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it