St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School
Meadow Lane, Oxford, OX4 1TJ
399 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 May 2023, published 18 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 61 | 64 | 159 | 61 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 55 | 147 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 47 | 132 | 48 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 138 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 61 | 123 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 52 | 123 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 65 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 105 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Larkrise Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- New Hinksey Church of England Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- East Oxford Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Frideswide Church of England Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Rose Hill Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.