St Swithun's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedChurch of England
Grundy Crescent, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PS
Headteacher · Mrs Caroline Knighton
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Key facts
Pupils420Capacity 427
OfstedGoodInspected 11 October 2022
Free school meals10.6%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 11 October 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in OxfordshireApplications for September 2026
All 56 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered57
Applications87
First choice56
First-choice offers56
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Rose Hill Primary School1.0 mi
- John Henry Newman Academy1.1 mi
- Radley Church of England Primary School1.6 mi
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore1.7 mi
- New Hinksey Church of England Primary School1.7 mi