Best primary schools in Oxfordshire (2026)

Oxfordshire has 215 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Cropredy Church of England Primary School, in the top 2% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 63%, against 62% for England. 22 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 2% in England	Cropredy Church of England Primary School Cropredy · Church of England	91%	91%	22%	Requires improvement
2 Top 3% in England	Shiplake Church of England School Shiplake · Church of England	86%	86%	29%	No rating
3 Top 3% in England	Buckland Church of England Primary School Buckland (Vale of White Horse) · Church of England	91%	93%	0%	No rating
4 Top 3% in England	St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington Cassington · Church of England	83%	92%	42%	No rating
5 Top 3% in England	Kingham Primary School Kingham	83%	90%	19%	Good
6 Top 4% in England	Chadlington Church of England Primary School West Oxfordshire · Church of England	87%	85%	15%	No rating
7 Top 4% in England	Eynsham Community Primary School Eynsham	83%	89%	34%	Good
8 Top 5% in England	Hornton Primary School Hornton	84%	69%	13%	Good
9 Top 6% in England	Aureus Primary School Didcot	83%	78%	13%	Outstanding
10 Top 6% in England	Leafield Church of England Primary School Leafield · Church of England	82%	86%	14%	No rating
11 Top 6% in England	Wolvercote Primary School Oxford	84%	86%	9%	No rating
12 Top 7% in England	The Grange Community Primary School Banbury	83%	89%	16%	No rating
13 Top 7% in England	Freeland Church of England Primary School Freeland · Church of England	82%	83%	17%	No rating
14 Top 7% in England	Goring Church of England Aided Primary School Goring · Church of England	81%	81%	12%	No rating
15 Top 7% in England	Valley Road School Henley-on-Thames	82%	94%	23%	No rating
16 Top 8% in England	Frieth Church of England Combined School Frieth · Church of England	81%	80%	0%	Report card
17 Top 8% in England	Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School Stanton Harcourt · Church of England	81%	91%	27%	Good
18 Top 9% in England	Whitchurch Primary School Whitchurch-on-Thames	78%	65%	25%	Good
19 Top 9% in England	Rush Common School Abingdon-on-Thames	77%	78%	12%	Report card
20 Top 9% in England	John Hampden Primary School Thame	76%	77%	23%	Good
21 Top 10% in England	Woodstock Church of England Primary School Woodstock · Church of England	77%	73%	13%	Not judged
22 Top 10% in England	Dr South's Church of England Primary School Islip (Cherwell) · Church of England	76%	82%	27%	No rating
23 Top 11% in England	Orchard Fields Community School Banbury	82%	82%	9%	No rating
24 Top 12% in England	St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City Oxford · Church of England	77%	72%	14%	No rating
25 Top 13% in England	St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Kidlington · Roman Catholic	75%	81%	15%	Not judged
26 Top 14% in England	Lewknor Church of England Primary School Lewknor · Church of England	77%	60%	0%	Not judged
27 Top 15% in England	RAF Benson Community Primary School Benson	75%	94%	29%	Good
28 Top 15% in England	Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Crowmarsh Gifford · Church of England	74%	73%	8%	Good
29 Top 15% in England	North Hinksey Church of England Primary School Oxford · Church of England	75%	71%	10%	Report card
30 Top 16% in England	St Laurence Church of England School Warborough and Shillingford · Church of England	71%	73%	20%	Report card
31 Top 16% in England	Hook Norton Church of England Primary School Hook Norton · Church of England	75%	71%	3%	No rating
32 Top 16% in England	Garsington Church of England Primary School Garsington · Church of England	76%	68%	16%	No rating
33 Top 16% in England	North Leigh Church of England School North Leigh · Church of England	77%	79%	0%	Good
34 Top 18% in England	West Oxford Community Primary School Oxford	72%	58%	13%	No rating
35 Top 18% in England	St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford Oxford · Church of England	72%	75%	18%	No rating
36 Top 18% in England	William Fletcher Primary School Yarnton	74%	58%	9%	No rating
37 Top 19% in England	All Saints Church of England Primary School Didcot · Church of England	75%	75%	10%	No rating
38 Top 19% in England	Wantage Primary Academy Wantage	70%	70%	20%	Outstanding
39 Top 19% in England	Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School Steeple Aston · Church of England	74%	83%	13%	Good
40 Top 19% in England	St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford · Church of England	67%	69%	31%	Not judged
41 Top 20% in England	Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Oxford · Roman Catholic	73%	81%	7%	Good
42 Top 20% in England	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford Oxford · Church of England	69%	67%	13%	No rating
43 Top 21% in England	Thomas Reade Primary School Abingdon-on-Thames	74%	63%	7%	Good
44 Top 22% in England	Hagbourne Church of England Primary School East Hagbourne · Church of England	73%	73%	10%	No rating
45 Top 23% in England	Nettlebed Community School Nettlebed	71%	100%	13%	Good
46 Top 23% in England	Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School Longcot · Church of England	74%	72%	11%	Not judged
47 Top 23% in England	Fringford Church of England Primary School Fringford · Church of England	72%	67%	7%	No rating
48 Top 23% in England	Hailey Church of England Primary School Hailey · Church of England	73%	71%	21%	Not judged
49 Top 24% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Oxford · Roman Catholic	70%	78%	17%	No rating
50 Top 25% in England	Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Cumnor · Church of England	71%	67%	10%	No rating
51 Top 25% in England	St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School Bicester · Church of England	69%	64%	12%	No rating
52 Top 25% in England	Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton Chipping Norton · Roman Catholic	72%	71%	11%	No rating
53 Top 25% in England	East Oxford Primary School Oxford	72%	78%	7%	No rating
54 Top 26% in England	St Amand's Catholic Primary School East Hendred · Roman Catholic	70%	67%	11%	Good
55 Top 26% in England	Dashwood Banbury Academy Banbury	70%	68%	9%	No rating
56 Top 27% in England	St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Oxford · Roman Catholic	64%	79%	39%	Report card
57 Top 27% in England	Great Tew County Primary School West Oxfordshire	66%	80%	27%	Good
58 Top 27% in England	Didcot Primary Academy Didcot	71%	80%	20%	No rating
59 Top 28% in England	Ladygrove Park Primary School Didcot	69%	70%	10%	Good
60 Top 28% in England	Badgemore Primary School Henley-on-Thames	75%	75%	0%	No rating
61 Top 29% in England	South Moreton Primary School South Moreton	68%	69%	13%	Report card
62 Top 29% in England	Sonning Common Primary School Sonning Common	67%	70%	14%	No rating
63 Top 29% in England	Carswell Community Primary School Abingdon-on-Thames	70%	79%	10%	No rating
64 Top 30% in England	Woodcote Primary School Woodcote	68%	52%	4%	No rating
65 Top 30% in England	St Swithun's CofE Primary School Kennington · Church of England	67%	73%	19%	Good
66 Top 30% in England	Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School Aston (West Oxfordshire) · Church of England	70%	85%	15%	No rating
67 Top 31% in England	Wantage Church of England Primary School Wantage · Church of England	70%	73%	7%	No rating
68 Top 31% in England	Willowcroft Community School Didcot	69%	69%	11%	No rating
69 Top 32% in England	Longford Park Primary School Bodicote	69%	65%	12%	Report card
70 Top 33% in England	Middle Barton Primary School Middle Barton	67%	67%	17%	No rating
71 Top 33% in England	St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon Abingdon-on-Thames · Church of England	68%	69%	6%	No rating
72 Top 33% in England	Queensway School Banbury	70%	74%	9%	Good
73 Top 34% in England	Launton Church of England Primary School Launton · Church of England	68%	75%	17%	Requires improvement
74 Top 36% in England	Horspath Church of England Primary School Horspath · Church of England	67%	67%	5%	No rating
75 Top 36% in England	New Marston Primary School Oxford	68%	68%	9%	Good
76 Top 36% in England	St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Carterton · Church of England	67%	65%	7%	Outstanding
77 Top 37% in England	Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School Marsh Gibbon · Church of England	69%	71%	4%	Not judged
78 Top 37% in England	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Witney · Roman Catholic	68%	50%	7%	No rating
79 Top 39% in England	Chilton County Primary School Chilton (Vale of White Horse)	65%	65%	9%	No rating
80 Top 39% in England	Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School Sutton Courtenay and Milton · Church of England	65%	52%	15%	Requires improvement
81 Top 39% in England	Watlington Primary School Watlington (South Oxfordshire)	64%	63%	23%	Not judged
82 Top 39% in England	Fir Tree Primary School Wallingford	69%	70%	0%	No rating
83 Top 40% in England	Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wootton (Vale of White Horse) · Church of England	67%	70%	10%	No rating
84 Top 40% in England	Southwold Primary School Bicester	65%	60%	13%	No rating
85 Top 40% in England	Radley Church of England Primary School Radley · Church of England	64%	75%	8%	No rating
86 Top 42% in England	St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School Oxford	62%	57%	13%	Good
87 Top 42% in England	Harwell Primary School Harwell	66%	62%	0%	No rating
88 Top 42% in England	Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Brightwell-cum-Sotwell · Church of England	65%	48%	9%	No rating
89 Top 42% in England	Ewelme CofE Primary School Ewelme · Church of England	59%	50%	8%	No rating
90 Top 43% in England	Wood Farm Primary School Oxford	64%	68%	11%	Good
91 Top 43% in England	Beckley Church of England Primary School Beckley (South Oxfordshire) · Church of England	66%	67%	0%	Good
92 Top 44% in England	Wychwood Church of England Primary School Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood · Church of England	63%	53%	4%	Not judged
93 Top 45% in England	Bure Park Primary School Bicester	64%	69%	10%	Good
94 Top 45% in England	Mill Lane Community Primary School Chinnor	66%	83%	7%	Not judged
95 Top 46% in England	Tetsworth Primary School Tetsworth	64%	70%	10%	Requires improvement
96 Top 46% in England	John Blandy Primary School Kingston Bagpuize	61%	65%	19%	Report card
97 Top 46% in England	Great Milton Church of England Primary School Great Milton · Church of England	61%	63%	22%	No rating
98 Top 47% in England	Millbrook Primary School Grove (Vale of White Horse)	65%	70%	10%	Good
99 Top 48% in England	St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford · Church of England	63%	54%	9%	No rating
100 Top 48% in England	Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Chesterton · Church of England	64%	63%	11%	No rating

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Best primary school in each town

Didcot · best: Aureus Primary School
Oxford · best: Wolvercote Primary School
Banbury · best: The Grange Community Primary School
Henley-on-Thames · best: Valley Road School
Abingdon-on-Thames · best: Rush Common School
Thame · best: John Hampden Primary School
Kidlington · best: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
Wantage · best: Wantage Primary Academy
Bicester · best: St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Carterton · best: St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Witney · best: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney

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What is the best primary school in Oxfordshire?

On exam results over the last three years, Cropredy Church of England Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Oxfordshire, in the top 2% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.