Schools in Oxfordshire, South East (2025)
326 schools · 115,259 students · 174 academy, 110 local authority, 42 independent · median Pupils on roll 227.
Oxfordshire, in South East, has 326 schools in England's 2025 data, together educating about 115,259 students. By level there are 250 primary, 50 secondary, 26 all-through; by sector 174 academy, 110 local authority, 42 independent.
The median Pupils on roll across Oxfordshire's schools is 227, below the South East median of 277. Number of pupils in the latest school census.
299 of the 326 schools qualify for the Success Index (England). The highest-scoring is RAF Benson Community Primary School (98.8, top 5% of primary schools nationally), followed by Kirtlington Church of England Primary School (97.9, top 5% of primary schools nationally), and St Helen and St Katharine (97.4, top 5% of all-through schools nationally). 39 schools sit in the top 10% of England for their type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare a primary school with other primary schools.
The largest schools are Lord Williams's School (2,259 students), The Cherwell School (2,023 students), King Alfred's (1,708 students). 9 schools are single-sex.
Schools are spread across 38 towns, with the most in Oxford (73), Banbury (34), Abingdon (28), Witney (27).
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Top 60 schools in Oxfordshire
The highest-scoring 60 of 299 ranked schools in Oxfordshire, by Success Index (England). Use the town pages below, the ranking tables or the search box to find every school.
- 199RAF Benson Community Primary SchoolWallingford · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 123 students
- 298Kirtlington Church of England Primary SchoolOxford · Local authority Primary– · 102 students
- 397St Helen and St KatharineAbingdon · Independent All-through71.8 Attainment 8 · 700 students
- 497Valley Road SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 165 students
- 597Sires Hill Primary AcademyDidcot · Academy Primary– · 117 students
- 696Shiplake Church of England SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 154 students
- 796Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary SchoolCheckendon · Local authority Primary– · 86 students
- 896Combe CofE Primary SchoolWitney · Local authority Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 115 students
- 995d'Overbroeck'sOxford · Independent Secondary64.8 Attainment 8 · 615 students
- 1095Kingham Primary SchoolKingham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 1195St Peter's Church of England Primary School, CassingtonWitney · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 89 students
- 1294Graven Hill Primary SchoolAmbrosden · Academy Primary– · 147 students
- 1393Gillotts SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Academy Secondary61.3 Attainment 8 · 934 students
- 1493Great Tew County Primary SchoolChipping Norton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 100 students
- 1592Cropredy Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 196 students
- 1692Freeland Church of England Primary SchoolWitney · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 131 students
- 1791Eynsham Community Primary SchoolWitney · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 426 students
- 1891Langtree SchoolReading · Academy Secondary58.0 Attainment 8 · 626 students
- 1990Dr South's Church of England Primary SchoolKidlington · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 97 students
- 2090Aston and Cote Church of England Primary SchoolBampton · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 199 students
- 2190Didcot Girls' SchoolDidcot · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,633 students
- 2289Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary SchoolBicester · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 194 students
- 2389St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, KidlingtonKidlington · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 235 students
- 2489Nettlebed Community SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 165 students
- 2589Bartholomew SchoolWitney · Academy Secondary57.0 Attainment 8 · 1,390 students
- 2688Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary SchoolWitney · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 105 students
- 2788St Aloysius' Catholic Primary SchoolOxford · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 183 students
- 2888Didcot Primary AcademyDidcot · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 451 students
- 2988St Johns CofE AcademyWantage · Academy All-through13.7% Free school meals · 327 students
- 3087Leafield Church of England Primary SchoolWitney · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 78 students
- 3186Goring Church of England Aided Primary SchoolReading · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 170 students
- 3286The Grange Community Primary SchoolBanbury · Local authority Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 310 students
- 3386The Cherwell SchoolOxford · Academy Secondary58.3 Attainment 8 · 2,023 students
- 3486Sunningwell Church of England Primary SchoolOxon · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 78 students
- 3586The King's SchoolWitney · Independent All-through54.8 Attainment 8 · 209 students
- 3685St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OxfordOxford · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 376 students
- 3785St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School OxfordOxford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 391 students
- 3885Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 61 students
- 3984John Hampden Primary SchoolThame · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 451 students
- 4084Launton Church of England Primary SchoolBicester · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 136 students
- 4184Aureus Primary SchoolDidcot · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 450 students
- 4284Rush Common SchoolAbingdon · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 4383St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon VillageAbingdon · Academy Primary– · 207 students
- 4483The Marlborough Church of England SchoolWoodstock · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,088 students
- 4583Enstone Primary SchoolChipping Norton · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 81 students
- 4683Wallingford SchoolWallingford · Academy Secondary53.9 Attainment 8 · 1,507 students
- 4782Matthew Arnold SchoolOxford · Academy Secondary56.5 Attainment 8 · 1,255 students
- 4882Wolvercote Primary SchoolOxford · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 338 students
- 4979Chadlington Church of England Primary SchoolChipping Norton · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 91 students
- 5079St Peter's Church of England School, AlvescotBampton · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 98 students
- 5179The Swan SchoolOxford · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,057 students
- 5279Hailey Church of England Primary SchoolWitney · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 89 students
- 5379St Laurence Church of England SchoolWallingford · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 89 students
- 5479St Swithun's CofE Primary SchoolOxford · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 5579Mill Lane Community Primary SchoolChinnor · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 231 students
- 5679Dry Sandford Primary SchoolAbingdon · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 98 students
- 5778Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOxford · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 318 students
- 5878Burford SchoolBurford · Academy Secondary52.4 Attainment 8 · 1,452 students
- 5978Carswell Community Primary SchoolAbingdon · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 6078Deddington Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 212 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAF Benson Community Primary School Wallingford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 98.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 123 |
| 2 | Kirtlington Church of England Primary School Oxford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 102 |
| 3 | St Helen and St Katharine Abingdon · All-through · Ages 9–18 | Independent | 97.4 Top 5% | 71.8 Attainment 8 | 700 |
| 4 | Valley Road School Henley-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 97.3 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 165 |
| 5 | Sires Hill Primary Academy Didcot · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 117 |
| 6 | Shiplake Church of England School Henley-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 96.2 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 154 |
| 7 | Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School Checkendon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 86 |
| 8 | Combe CofE Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.6 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 115 |
| 9 | d'Overbroeck's Oxford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 95.4 Top 5% | 64.8 Attainment 8 | 615 |
| 10 | Kingham Primary School Kingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 11 | St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington Witney · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.7 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 89 |
| 12 | Graven Hill Primary School Ambrosden · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | – | 147 |
| 13 | Gillotts School Henley-on-Thames · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 61.3 Attainment 8 | 934 |
| 14 | Great Tew County Primary School Chipping Norton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.7 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 100 |
| 15 | Cropredy Church of England Primary School Banbury · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 91.8 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 196 |
| 16 | Freeland Church of England Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 91.5 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 131 |
| 17 | Eynsham Community Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 91.0 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 426 |
| 18 | Langtree School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 58.0 Attainment 8 | 626 |
| 19 | Dr South's Church of England Primary School Kidlington · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.1 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 97 |
| 20 | Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School Bampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 89.7 Top 10% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 199 |
| 21 | Didcot Girls' School Didcot · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.5 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,633 |
| 22 | Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School Bicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.3 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 194 |
| 23 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Kidlington · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 89.0 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 235 |
| 24 | Nettlebed Community School Henley-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 88.7 Top 10% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 165 |
| 25 | Bartholomew School Witney · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.5 Top 10% | 57.0 Attainment 8 | 1,390 |
| 26 | Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 105 |
| 27 | St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Oxford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 88.1 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 183 |
| 28 | Didcot Primary Academy Didcot · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.9 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 451 |
| 29 | St Johns CofE Academy Wantage · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | 13.7% Free school meals | 327 |
| 30 | Leafield Church of England Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 86.8 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 78 |
| 31 | Goring Church of England Aided Primary School Reading · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 86.2 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 170 |
| 32 | The Grange Community Primary School Banbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 86.2 Top 10% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 310 |
| 33 | The Cherwell School Oxford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.1 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 2,023 |
| 34 | Sunningwell Church of England Primary School Oxon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 85.8 Top 10% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 78 |
| 35 | The King's School Witney · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 85.8 Top 10% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 209 |
| 36 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Oxford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 85.3 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 376 |
| 37 | St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford Oxford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 84.9 Top 10% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 391 |
| 38 | Peppard Church of England Primary School Henley-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 84.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 61 |
| 39 | John Hampden Primary School Thame · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 84.4 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 451 |
| 40 | Launton Church of England Primary School Bicester · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 84.0 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 136 |
| 41 | Aureus Primary School Didcot · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 83.5 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 450 |
| 42 | Rush Common School Abingdon · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 83.5 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 43 | St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village Abingdon · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 207 |
| 44 | The Marlborough Church of England School Woodstock · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 83.0 Top 25% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,088 |
| 45 | Enstone Primary School Chipping Norton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 82.9 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 81 |
| 46 | Wallingford School Wallingford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 82.9 Top 25% | 53.9 Attainment 8 | 1,507 |
| 47 | Matthew Arnold School Oxford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 82.3 Top 25% | 56.5 Attainment 8 | 1,255 |
| 48 | Wolvercote Primary School Oxford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 82.1 Top 25% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 338 |
| 49 | Chadlington Church of England Primary School Chipping Norton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 79.4 Top 25% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 91 |
| 50 | St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot Bampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 79.4 Top 25% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 98 |
| 51 | The Swan School Oxford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 79.4 Top 25% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,057 |
| 52 | Hailey Church of England Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 79.3 Top 25% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 89 |
| 53 | St Laurence Church of England School Wallingford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 79.3 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 89 |
| 54 | St Swithun's CofE Primary School Oxford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 79.3 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 55 | Mill Lane Community Primary School Chinnor · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 79.0 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 56 | Dry Sandford Primary School Abingdon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 78.8 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 98 |
| 57 | Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Oxford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 78.0 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 318 |
| 58 | Burford School Burford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 77.7 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 1,452 |
| 59 | Carswell Community Primary School Abingdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 77.7 Top 25% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 60 | Deddington Church of England Primary School Banbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 77.6 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
27 further schools in Oxfordshire are listed without a rank (small rolls, no published Pupils on roll, or unscored types); they appear on their town pages and in search.
Compare the top 4 schools in Oxfordshire side by side →
Towns in Oxfordshire
- Oxford(73)
- Banbury(34)
- Abingdon(29)
- Witney(27)
- Bicester(21)
- Didcot(18)
- Wallingford(15)
- Wantage(13)
- Chipping Norton(12)
- Henley-on-Thames(11)
- Reading(9)
- Kidlington(9)
- Faringdon(8)
- Carterton(7)
- Thame(5)
- Bampton(4)
- Watlington(4)
- Woodstock(3)
- Oxfordshire(3)
- Chinnor(2)
- Burford(2)
- Swindon(2)
- Checkendon(1)
- Kingham(1)
- Ambrosden(1)
- Buckingham(1)
- Oxon(1)
- Shenington(1)
- Charlbury(1)
- Standlake(1)
- Watchfield(1)
- Lechlade(1)
- Marsh Baldon(1)
- Nr. Henley-on-Thames(1)
- South Stoke(1)
- Moreton-in-Marsh(1)
- Cholsey(1)
Other places in South East
- Reading(139)
- Southampton(135)
- milton keynes(100)
- Oxford(73)
- Maidstone(62)
- Ashford(55)
- Slough(54)
- Aylesbury(54)
- High Wycombe(53)
- Brighton(52)
- Basingstoke(50)
- Portsmouth(46)
- Canterbury(46)
- Rochester(45)
- Guildford(41)
- Crawley(40)
- Horsham(38)
- Woking(36)
- Newbury(35)
- Fareham(35)
- Gravesend(35)
- Tunbridge Wells(34)
- Tonbridge(34)
- Sevenoaks(34)
- Banbury(34)
- Chichester(34)
- Maidenhead(32)
- Sittingbourne(32)
- Worthing(32)
- Wokingham(31)
- Andover(30)
- Dartford(30)
- Dover(30)
- Gillingham(30)
- Eastbourne(29)
- Chatham(29)
- Abingdon(29)
- Waterlooville(28)
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- Eastleigh(27)
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best school in Oxfordshire?
RAF Benson Community Primary School is the highest-ranked school in Oxfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 98.8 out of 100 (Top 5% of primary schools in England).
How many schools are in Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire has 326 schools (250 primary, 26 all-through, 50 secondary) educating 115,259 students in 2025.
What is the typical Pupils on roll in Oxfordshire?
The median Pupils on roll across schools in Oxfordshire is 227. Number of pupils in the latest school census.