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St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Hannah Tebb

location_onOxford, OX2 7PH

language Visit Website phone 1865311056

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Oxford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Oxford, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 39% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #55 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #4,946 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%

Reading86% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 71%

Maths89% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading53% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 3.3

2.0

Write

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 4.4

2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

0.1 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-3.0 to 2.0

-2.8

Write

LA -0.3

-5.1 to -0.5

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.7 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing66% LA 77%

Maths76% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-0.5 to 4.1

-2.5

Write

LA -0.2

-4.7 to -0.3

0.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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17 November 2016

Inspection Report

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13 January 2015

Inspection Report

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22 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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03 October 2011

Inspection Report

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21 June 2010

Inspection Report

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27 June 2007

Inspection Report

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07 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-10-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 203 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	223	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils