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Beckley Church of England Primary School, Oxford OX3

Church Street, Beckley, Oxford OX3 9UT

Beckley Church of England Primary School, Oxford OX3

10 reasons to choose Beckley Church of England Primary School

Main point of differentiation

Beckley Church of England Primary School is one of the best state primary schools around Oxford, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It also has among the smallest class sizes.

School fundamentals

Beckley Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 30 members of River Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

Beckley Church of England Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 20 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Beckley Church of England Primary School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The Beckley Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are coordinated by termly topics. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.

Sport at Beckley Church of England Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Beckley Church of England Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).

Find another school near Beckley Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Oxford Montessori Schools, Forest Farm Primary School (1.6 miles); Headington Rye Oxford Prep School (4.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Headington (3.2 miles); St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Oxford (4.3 miles); Horspath Church of England Primary School (5.8 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Oxford Montessori Schools, Forest Farm Senior School (1.6 miles); Headington Rye Oxford (4.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Cheney School (4.3 miles); The Cherwell School (4.9 miles); Bartholomew School (10.2 miles).

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