Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Bartholomew Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3QH
Phone: 01865778484
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Stephen Dew
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 459
School capacity: 480
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 112
% eligible for free school meals: 28.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 30 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Hearing impairment: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #3 of 26 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Barton Park Primary SchoolGood
#2Bayards Hill SchoolGood
#3Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Cutteslowe Primary SchoolGood
#5John Henry Newman AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Barton Park Primary SchoolGood
#2Bayards Hill SchoolGood
#3Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Cutteslowe Primary SchoolGood
#5John Henry Newman AcademyGood
#6Larkrise Primary SchoolGood
#7New Marston Primary SchoolGood
#8Orchard Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#9Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10Pegasus SchoolGood
#11Sandhills Community Primary SchoolGood
#12St Aloysius' Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#13St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, OxfordGood
#14St Christopher's Church of England School, CowleyGood
#15St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
#16St Francis Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17St Frideswide Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, LittlemoreGood
#19St Mary and St John Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford CityGood
#21St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#22St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School OxfordGood
#23West Oxford Community Primary SchoolGood
#24Windale Primary SchoolGood
#25Wolvercote Primary SchoolGood
#26Wood Farm Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,817 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #20 of 33 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#18Tyndale Community School£6,921
#19St Francis Church of England Primary School£6,890
#20Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School£6,817
#21Wolvercote Primary School£6,767
#22Cutteslowe Primary School£6,757

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Orchard Meadow Primary School£9,389
#2Windale Primary School£9,184
#3Bayards Hill School£8,756
#4New Hinksey Church of England Primary School£8,416
#5St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School£8,272
#6St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley£8,069
#7Rose Hill Primary School£7,839
#8St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,801
#9Barton Park Primary School£7,687
#10St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School£7,601
#11St Frideswide Church of England Primary School£7,571
#12St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School£7,468
#13Wood Farm Primary School£7,379
#14New Marston Primary School£7,348
#15Pegasus School£7,344
#16St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford£7,154
#17John Henry Newman Academy£7,030
#18Tyndale Community School£6,921
#19St Francis Church of England Primary School£6,890
#20Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School£6,817
#21Wolvercote Primary School£6,767
#22Cutteslowe Primary School£6,757
#23Sandhills Community Primary School£6,687
#24St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford£6,672
#25East Oxford Primary School£6,511
#26St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City£6,489
#27St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore£6,478
#28West Oxford Community Primary School£6,440
#29St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School£6,331
#30Larkrise Primary School£6,296
#31St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford£5,863
#32Windmill Primary School£5,738
#33Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School£5,702

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