OFSTED
12 January 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Trust
THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
217
217 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
113
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
104
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.9 pts
below England
School
12.9%
Cherwell
15.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.7 pts
above England
School
41.0%
Cherwell
20.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cherwell
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.7%
71
Any other White background
19.4%
42
African
12.4%
27
Any other Asian background
9.7%
21
Indian
6.9%
15
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.0%
39 of
217 pupils
2.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.92 pts
lower than
England
School
5.29%
Cherwell
6.02%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.64 pts
lower than
England
School
9.17%
Cherwell
14.72%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
lower than
England
School
1.38%
Cherwell
1.81%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
68.9%
19.3 pts
below England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
68.9%
Cherwell
84.6%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.