East Oxford Primary School
Union Street, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 1JPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
East Oxford Primary School is a primary school in Oxford for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 18th of 46 primary schools in Oxford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2015.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 February 2015, report published 20 March 2015
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 January 2025
Pupils are happy at East Oxford Primary. They appreciate how there are always kind and caring members of staff, who listen and sort out any concerns that pupils may have. Pupils behave well and consistently meet the high expectations that staff have of them. Routines are well embedded, and relationships are warm and respectful. This helps pupils to feel safe and show kindness to each other. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, learn an interesting and well-designed curriculum. They work hard and produce work of good quality in different subjects. This helps to ensure that they are ready for their transition to secondary school. Pupils benefit from an extensive programme of additional activities to learn new interests and skills. These include a wide variety of sports clubs delivered by professional coaches as well as choir, drama, dance and board games. Pupils are encouraged to become active citizens and contribute readily to the real sense of community here. The richness of Oxford is built into the curriculum through regular trips. Pupils also showcase their learning in the community. For example, they perform at a local theatre and sing outside a local supermarket to raise money for charity.
What the school should improve
- On occasions, some pupils are not consistently encouraged to develop deeper thinking, such as opportunities for their reasoning and deduction. This puts them at a disadvantage. The school should ensure that tasks regularly enable all pupils to think deeply and critically across all curriculum areas.
- The teaching of early writing does not provide consistently effective opportunities for pupils to practise and master what they have learned. This sometimes hinders writing fluency and the transcriptional skills of some pupils at the earlier stages of learning to write. The school should work to ensure that writing tasks are accessible to all pupils so that they develop fluency in writing as quickly as possible.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
45 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
278 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near East Oxford Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Larkrise Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Frideswide Church of England Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 33% met the expected standard |
| New College School | 0.9 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Russell Kaye
- Phone
- 01865240219
- Address
- Union Street, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 1JP
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 123046
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.