Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

School overview

Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 469 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 70 first choices for 60 places. Overall pupil absence was 7.9%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.