School Chooser

Where to live in Oxfordshire for good schools

Schools in Oxfordshire average 51 on the School Chooser Score, 67th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £400,000 (100th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1OX29 primaries, 3 secondaries73719 scored803 scoredSt Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford 91The Cherwell School 91
2OX493 primaries, 1 secondary68653 scored771 scoredWatlington Primary School 74Icknield Community College 77
3OX2914 primaries, 1 secondary686614 scored911 scoredCombe CofE Primary School 94Bartholomew School 91
4OX202 primaries, 1 secondary67632 scored751 scoredWoodstock Church of England Primary School 93The Marlborough Church of England School 75
5RG99 primaries, 1 secondary65629 scored961 scoredValley Road School 95Gillotts School 96
6OX712 primaries, 1 secondary656412 scored731 scoredFinstock Church of England Primary School 100Chipping Norton School 73
7OX1114 primaries, 4 secondaries616712 scored444 scoredAureus Primary School 98Didcot Girls' School 93
8OX510 primaries, 1 secondary57619 scored191 scoredSt Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington 97Gosford Hill School 19
9OX311 primaries, 1 secondary575811 scored461 scoredSt Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City 83Cheney School 46
10OX274 primaries, 0 secondaries56564 scored–Fritwell Church of England Primary School 89–
11OX14 primaries, 0 secondaries55554 scored–St Swithun's CofE Primary School 71–
12OX1511 primaries, 1 secondary545611 scored371 scoredBrailes Church of England Primary School 94The Warriner School 37
13OX1012 primaries, 1 secondary545312 scored711 scoredRAF Benson Community Primary School 90Wallingford School 71
14OX332 primaries, 1 secondary53422 scored751 scoredHorspath Church of England Primary School 58Wheatley Park School 75
15SN77 primaries, 1 secondary48517 scored311 scoredBuckland Church of England Primary School 94Faringdon Community College 31
16OX1614 primaries, 4 secondaries484914 scored414 scoredCherry Fields Primary School 100Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form 66
17RG89 primaries, 1 secondary46417 scored851 scoredWhitchurch Primary School 92Langtree School 85
18OX94 primaries, 1 secondary46464 scored461 scoredJohn Hampden Primary School 84Lord Williams's School 46
19OX446 primaries, 0 secondaries45456 scored–Garsington Church of England Primary School 77–
20OX137 primaries, 0 secondaries44446 scored–Longworth Primary School 62–
21OX1416 primaries, 4 secondaries434616 scored284 scoredRush Common School 89Fitzharrys School 54
22OX1212 primaries, 2 secondaries424511 scored161 scoredWantage Primary Academy 79King Alfred's 16
23OX2611 primaries, 3 secondaries424411 scored343 scoredSt Edburg's Church of England (VA) School 72The Bicester School 51
24OX254 primaries, 1 secondary42463 scored291 scoredDr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School 84Heyford Park School 29
25OX1811 primaries, 2 secondaries404011 scored382 scoredAston and Cote Church of England Primary School 85Burford School 71
26OX415 primaries, 3 secondaries343515 scored293 scoredOur Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School 84Oxford Spires Academy 59
27OX289 primaries, 2 secondaries32308 scored362 scoredWitney Community Primary School 69Wood Green School 46
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.