Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
123139
Address
Bartholomew Road, Cowley, OX4 3QH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
475 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
46.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.5%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 29.1%
Other Asian 18.5%
Mixed 11.8%
Other White 9.7%
African 7.8%
Pakistani 7.2%
Other 5.1%
Indian 3.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Black 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Caribbean 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
13
8
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
11
14
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
14
12
Reception, Full-time
60
28
32
Year 1
60
37
23
Year 2
57
28
29
Year 3
61
22
39
Year 4
56
27
29
Year 5
58
40
18
Year 6
58
25
33
Year 2023-2024