About the School

St Mary’s Church of England Infant School was founded in 1813 and moved to new premises on Church Green in 1856.  The building is not easily recognisable as a school as its handsome Victorian buildings blend inconspicuously into the Cotswold stone terraced houses around it.

St Mary’s Infant School is a now Church of England school within the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, catering for children between the ages of 4 and 7. Currently children are offered a full time place in Reception in the September following their 4th birthday and the vast majority transfer to a guarenteed place at our partner school, The Batt CE Primary School at the end of Year 3. 

Very recently, in recognition of the excellent early learning opportunities on offer at St Mary's Infants, we have begun to use the site to house both Reception and Year 1 Classes from St Mary's Infants and The Batt Primary, with Year 2 classes from both schools being taught on The Batt site, prior to children registered with St Mary's taking up a registered place at The Batt CE Primary School for Year 3 onwards. You can find out more about this partnership here.

The relatively small number of children on site (up to 120 aranged over four classes) and our strong Christian vision is a contributory factor to the happy family atmosphere for which we are well known.  St Mary’s has all the benefits of a village school in a town.

Parents considering sending their children to St Mary’s are asked to contact the office to make an appointment to visit when we would love to welcome you and answer any questions you might have.

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 “The effective provision and the support that pupils receive in class and at additional times throughout the school day are enabling them to make rapid gains in knowledge and understanding.”