St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley

Primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Good (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 11 June 2024, report published 7 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2028

The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.2 milesOur Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Good (Mar 2022)
0.3 milesTyndale Community School
Primary, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Standards maintained (May 2025)
0.5 milesSt Francis Church of England Primary School
Primary, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Good (Dec 2021)
0.6 milesChurch Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
Primary, Oxford, Oxfordshire
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
0.6 milesSt Frideswide Church of England Primary School
Primary, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Good (Oct 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.