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Headington Quarry Nursery School

URN
122968
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Headington Quarry Nursery School
URN
122968
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#122 of 180 schools in Oxfordshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
11 September 2024
Inspection date
2 July 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Outstanding

    Graded 11 September 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Oxfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Oxfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

OX3 8LH - Quarry School Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Contact details

Address
Quarry School Place, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Postcode
OX3 8LH
Phone
1865762345
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Oxfordshire
Local authority code
931

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 675 schools in Oxfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

675

Open schools

370

Closed schools

304

Primary schools

402

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    11 September 20242 July 2024-School remains OutstandingView report for inspection published 11 September 2024
    • School remains Outstanding

      Published
      11 September 2024
      Inspected
      2 July 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    79

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary402 (61.5%)
    • Secondary79 (12.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other173 (26.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Headington Quarry Church of England First School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Oxford Christian School153 mNot applicableClosed
    Headington Middle School558 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Bayards Hill School625 mPrimaryOpen
    Bayards Hill Primary School625 mPrimaryClosed
    Bayswater Middle School625 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Windmill Primary School699 mPrimaryOpen
    Slade Nursery School711 mNurseryOpen
    Bernwood First School737 mPrimaryClosed
    Ormerod School747 mNot applicableClosed
    • Headington Quarry Church of England First School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oxford Christian School
      Distance
      153 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Headington Middle School
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bayards Hill School
      Distance
      625 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Oxfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Comper Nursery SchoolNurseryOX4 3AJOpen
    Edith Moorhouse Nursery SchoolNurseryOX8 3HPClosed
    Edward Feild Nursery SchoolNurseryOX5 2LGClosed
    Elms Road Nursery School and DaycareNurseryOX2 9JZClosed
    Five Acres Foundation Stage SchoolNurseryOX25 2LNClosed
    • Comper Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      OX4 3AJ
      Status
      Open
    • Edith Moorhouse Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      OX8 3HP
      Status
      Closed
    • Edward Feild Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      OX5 2LG
      Status
      Closed
    • Elms Road Nursery School and Daycare
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      OX2 9JZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Five Acres Foundation Stage School
    Bayards Hill Primary School
    Distance
    625 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bayswater Middle School
    Distance
    625 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Windmill Primary School
    Distance
    699 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Slade Nursery School
    Distance
    711 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Bernwood First School
    Distance
    737 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ormerod School
    Distance
    747 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Nursery
    Postcode
    OX25 2LN
    Status
    Closed