What schools serve Oxford?

There are 95 schools in Oxford, Oxfordshire, including Comper Nursery School, Headington Quarry Nursery School, Grandpont Nursery School, Slade Nursery School, Wheatley Nursery School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Oxford?

Oxford has 48 primary schools and 8 secondary schools. There are also 39 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Oxford?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Oxford, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Oxford schools are set by Oxfordshire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Oxfordshire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Oxford?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Oxford are set by Oxfordshire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Oxford

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Oxford has 95 schools across the city, with 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oxfordshire County Council coordinates admissions for the city's community schools, though many of Oxford's primaries are Church of England voluntary-aided schools that manage their own admissions. The city is split into catchment areas roughly along the axes of the Cowley Road, Headington, Jericho, and Summertown neighbourhoods, with popular schools in north and east Oxford historically receiving more applications than places.

Oxford's eight secondary schools are all non-selective comprehensives - the county retains no grammar schools. Cherwell School, Oxford Spires Academy, and Cheney School are among the most in-demand, with popular schools sometimes offering places to children living within 1 mile. Oxford's large transient academic population (associated with the university) means school rolls can fluctuate; the council's annual admissions data is the most reliable guide to current catchment distances.

School demand in Oxford

Across the 82 schools in Oxford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 85%. 14 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

35 schools in Oxford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

38 of the schools in Oxford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Oxfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

29 of the schools in Oxford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 25 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Oxford: 6 oversubscribed (48)

St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Oxford · OX3 0PJ

Ages 3-11 394 pupils Capacity 420

William Fletcher Primary School

Primary · Community school

Oxford · OX5 1LW

Ages 4-11 238 pupils Capacity 315

East Oxford Primary School

Primary · Community school

Oxford · OX4 1JP

Ages 3-11 298 pupils Capacity 315

Windmill Primary School

Primary · Community school

Oxford · OX3 8NG

Ages 4-11 628 pupils Capacity 630

West Oxford Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Oxford · OX2 0BY

Ages 3-11 219 pupils Capacity 231

Wood Farm Primary School

Primary · Community school

Oxford · OX3 8QQ

Ages 4-11 400 pupils Capacity 420

Great Milton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Oxford · OX44 7NT

Ages 4-11 172 pupils Capacity 210

Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Oxford · OX4 3QH

Ages 3-11 469 pupils Capacity 480

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Oxford · OX3 9ED

Ages 4-11 213 pupils Capacity 210

New Hinksey Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Oxford · OX1 4RQ

Ages 4-11 103 pupils Capacity 105

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX3 0EJ

Ages 4-11 203 pupils Capacity 210

Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Oxford · OX2 9PQ

Ages 4-11 205 pupils Capacity 209

St Swithun's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Oxford · OX1 5PS

Ages 3-11 427 pupils Capacity 427

Kirtlington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX5 3HL

Ages 3-11 106 pupils Capacity 120

Little Milton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX44 7QD

Ages 3-11 53 pupils Capacity 84

St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX2 6BN

Ages 3-11 153 pupils Capacity 210

St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX1 4NA

Ages 4-11 256 pupils Capacity 300

St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX4 1TJ

Ages 4-11 398 pupils Capacity 420

St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX2 6AB

Ages 4-11 393 pupils Capacity 420

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX3 7SX

Ages 4-11 393 pupils Capacity 420

St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX2 7PH

Ages 3-11 203 pupils Capacity 240

Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Oxford · OX1 5HP

Ages 4-11 92 pupils Capacity 112

John Henry Newman Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 4LS

Ages 3-11 394 pupils Capacity 420

Cutteslowe Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX2 7SX

Ages 3-11 303 pupils Capacity 420

Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX4 2LF

Ages 3-11 325 pupils Capacity 315

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX4 6LD

Ages 3-11 232 pupils Capacity 262

Tyndale Community School

Primary · Free schools

Oxford · OX4 2JX

Ages 4-11 317 pupils Capacity 420

Pegasus School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX4 6RQ

Ages 2-11 479 pupils Capacity 459

Wheatley Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX33 1NN

Ages 2-11 282 pupils Capacity 420

St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 2HB

Ages 5-11 316 pupils Capacity 420

Bayards Hill School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX3 9NU

Ages 3-11 241 pupils Capacity 448

Wolvercote Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX2 8AQ

Ages 3-11 331 pupils Capacity 315

New Marston Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX3 0AY

Ages 2-11 283 pupils Capacity 330

Chalgrove Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX44 7ST

Ages 3-11 221 pupils Capacity 210

Horspath Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX33 1RY

Ages 4-11 138 pupils Capacity 140

Garsington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX44 9EW

Ages 4-11 209 pupils Capacity 210

North Hinksey Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX2 0LZ

Ages 0-11 188 pupils Capacity 210

Sandhills Community Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX3 8FN

Ages 3-11 217 pupils Capacity 330

Rose Hill Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 4SF

Ages 3-11 281 pupils Capacity 420

Orchard Meadow Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 6BG

Ages 3-11 217 pupils Capacity 472

Windale Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 6JD

Ages 2-11 205 pupils Capacity 420

Stadhampton Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX44 7XL

Ages 5-11 87 pupils Capacity 105

Larkrise Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 4AN

Ages 3-11 430 pupils Capacity 450

Beckley Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX3 9UT

Ages 4-11 77 pupils Capacity 157

Botley School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX2 9JZ

Ages 3-11 209 pupils Capacity 210

Barton Park Primary School

Primary · Free schools

Oxford · OX3 9WN

Ages 2-11 179 pupils Capacity 315

St Frideswide Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 3DJ

Ages 3-11 346 pupils Capacity 420

St Francis Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX4 2QT

Ages 3-11 223 pupils Capacity 236

Secondary Schools in Oxford (8)

Oxford Spires Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 2AU

Ages 11-19 1306 pupils Capacity 1050

The Cherwell School

Secondary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX2 7EE

Ages 11-18 2008 pupils Capacity 1850

Cheney School

Secondary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX3 7QH

Ages 11-18 1704 pupils Capacity 1615

Wheatley Park School

Secondary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX33 1QH

Ages 11-18 1146 pupils Capacity 1350

Matthew Arnold School

Secondary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX2 9JE

Ages 11-18 1250 pupils Capacity 1220

Greyfriars Catholic School

Secondary · Academy converter

Oxford · OX4 3DR

Ages 11-19 670 pupils Capacity 1200

The Swan School

Secondary · Free schools

Oxford · OX2 7WP

Ages 11-18 952 pupils Capacity 1260

The Oxford Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 6JZ

Ages 11-19 1113 pupils Capacity 1400

Other Schools in Oxford (39)

Comper Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Oxford · OX4 3AJ

Ages 2-4 73 pupils

Headington Quarry Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Oxford · OX3 8LH

Ages 2-5 91 pupils

Grandpont Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Oxford · OX1 4QH

Ages 2-5 44 pupils

Slade Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Oxford · OX3 8QQ

Ages 2-5 95 pupils

Wheatley Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Oxford · OX33 1NN

Ages 3-5 56 pupils

Christ Church Cathedral School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX1 1QW

Ages 2-13 127 pupils Capacity 180

Dragon School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 6SS

Ages 4-14 796 pupils Capacity 838

Headington Rye Oxford

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX3 7TD

Ages 3-19 1150 pupils Capacity 1528

New College School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX1 3UA

Ages 4-13 156 pupils Capacity 160

St Edward's School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 7NN

Ages 13-18 813 pupils Capacity 850

Summer Fields School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 7EN

Ages 4-13 321 pupils Capacity 380

Wychwood School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 6JR

Ages 10-18 136 pupils Capacity 180

Oxford High School GDST

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 6XA

Ages 4-19 789 pupils Capacity 906

Magdalen College School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX4 1DZ

Ages 7-19 950 pupils Capacity 1085

Emmanuel Christian School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX4 4PU

Ages 3-11 72 pupils Capacity 94

d'Overbroeck's

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 7PL

Ages 11-19 692 pupils Capacity 785

Park School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Oxford · OX7 5QH

Ages 7-18 54 pupils Capacity 108

John Watson School

Not applicable · Community special school

Oxford · OX33 1NN

Ages 2-19 113 pupils Capacity 110

Oxfordshire Hospital School

Not applicable · Community special school

Oxford · OX4 6SB

Ages 5-18 0

Ruskin College

All through · Further education

Oxford · OX3 9BZ

Ages 16-99

Chilworth House School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Oxford · OX33 1JP

Ages 5-12 36 pupils Capacity 36

Chandlings Prep

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX1 5ND

Ages 2-11 297 pupils Capacity 460

Oxford Montessori Schools

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX3 9UW

Ages 2-17 131 pupils Capacity 147

The Eckersley School of English

Not applicable · Miscellaneous

Oxford · OX1 2BZ

Ages 16-99

Oxford Media & Business School

Not applicable · Miscellaneous

Oxford · OX1 1RR

Ages 16-99

St Clare's, Oxford

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX2 7AL

Ages 15-19 289 pupils Capacity 318

University of Oxford

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

Oxford · OX1 2JD

Oxford Brookes University

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

Oxford · OX3 0BP

Activate Learning

All through · Further education

Oxford · OX1 1SA

Ages 16-99

Kings Education (Oxford)

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX4 2UJ

Ages 15-25 184 pupils Capacity 370

The Iffley Academy

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Oxford · OX4 4DU

Ages 5-18 179 pupils Capacity 120

Endeavour Academy, Oxford

Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led

Oxford · OX3 8DD

Ages 8-19 31 pupils Capacity 32

LVS Oxford

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Oxford · OX5 1RX

Ages 11-20 62 pupils Capacity 98

Meadowbrook College

Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter

Oxford · OX3 0PG

Ages 5-16 14 pupils Capacity 156

Cherwell College Oxford

Not applicable · Other independent school

Oxford · OX1 1BZ

Ages 12-25 28 pupils Capacity 100

Orion Academy

Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led

Oxford · OX4 6DQ

Ages 10-18 74 pupils Capacity 94

Northern House Academy

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Oxford · OX2 7JN

Ages 5-11 85 pupils Capacity 86

Mabel Prichard School

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Oxford · OX4 6SB

Ages 2-19 116 pupils Capacity 106

Woodeaton Manor School

Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led

Oxford · OX3 9TS

Ages 7-18 Capacity 84

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Oxford are set by Oxfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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