Cutteslowe Primary School
Wren Road, Cutteslowe, Oxford, OX2 7SXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cutteslowe Primary School is a primary school in Oxford for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 23rd of 46 primary schools in Oxford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2020.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 March 2020, report published 13 May 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 17 June 2025
Cutteslowe is a welcoming, nurturing and inclusive school. There is a strong sense of community and a shared passion to provide all pupils with a broad, high-quality education. The school's ethos of 'be kind, be respectful and meet the challenge' underpins every aspect of school life. Pupils live the school's values enthusiastically, taking on positions of responsibility. This includes looking after the school's animals and volunteering at the local community food larder. Staff have high expectations for pupils' behaviour. Behaviour management strategies are clear and they are consistently applied. Consequently, the school is a calm, orderly environment. Pupils are safe and happy and have positive attitudes to their learning. The school is aspirational for all pupils. Pupils enjoy learning here and rise to the high expectations set by staff. This is reflected in pupils' positive attitudes to learning and the strong quality of work they produce. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive effective support. Parents and carers of pupils with SEND are positive about the impact the school has on their children. The school ensures that every pupil is able to participate fully in both the academic curriculum and a range of enrichment activities. Consequently, pupils achieve well.
What the school should improve
- In some of the wider curriculum subjects, the school has not constructed a curriculum that clearly sets out the logical progression and sequence for what pupils should know and remember over time. Where this is the case, pupils do not achieve as much as they could. The school should make sure that the curriculum is coherently designed with ambitious end points so that it is clear precisely what pupils should learn and when.
- Sometimes, the design of tasks across the wider curriculum is not as ambitious as it could be. This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that the lesson activities are closely aligned to the curriculum aims to support pupils to achieve well across different subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
45 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
304 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Cutteslowe Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Fields School | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Wolvercote Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 86% met the expected standard |
| St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Gillian McDermott
- Phone
- 01865558944
- Address
- Wren Road, Cutteslowe, Oxford, OX2 7SX
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 139064
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.