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EnglandSouth EastOxfordOX4 3QHChurch Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
Primary

Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

Primary

Oxford · Oxford · OX4 3QH www.churchcowley.com/

Pupils
469
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
469
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
469
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School · Primary · Oxfordshire

Finance£6817 spend / pupil£6648 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+3pp
69%61%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 72.54%
SPAG higher standard
16%
LA AVG 25.68%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 106.09
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.41
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
469
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Bartholomew Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3QH
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%5%73%20%70%11%73%21%86%75%103.0104.0103.021%469
2023/2456%0%74%22%69%2%76%13%83%67%104.0103.0102.019%475
2022/2357%7%67%30%70%7%87%27%85%77%105.0105.0107.0+1.10+0.10+2.3020%461
2018/1953%5%56%11%81%23%79%21%84%79%101.0104.0105.0-2.40+1.50+0.1017%465
2017/1869%11%80%31%73%22%75%25%82%80%105.0105.0106.0+2.50+2.10+2.6024%463
2016/1766%7%73%19%71%22%85%24%80%71%103.0105.0103.0+0.70+1.10+2.6016%461

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546923.521%48%30%8%22%
2023/2447519.919%46%31%8%26%
2022/2346122.620%49%31%8%32%
2021/2245721.019%48%32%7%24%
2020/2143920.218%48%27%
2018/1946523.817%32%28%5%10%
2017/1846319.624%32%32%5%11%
2016/1746118.016%38%33%5%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.