Schools and Adult Learning

Please Note Oxfordshire County Council are responsible for this service in Oxford. Visit their Education and Learning pages for full details.

Schools and education in Oxford

Oxfordshire County Council provide education services in Oxford. For information on nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools, help with transport costs, education for adults and libraries in Oxford, you can browse the Education and Learning pages of the Oxfordshire County Council website.

For specific information on the following topics, please use the links below:

National Schools and Childcare Finder

Use the search facility on the Directgov website to find out about primary and secondary schools, childcare, nurseries, family services, Sure Start Children's Centres and out of school care across the country. You can also find Ofsted reports, information on school performance and contact details.

How do I find out how good my local school is?

Visit the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) website to find out how your local schools and childcare services have been rated after their most recent government inspection.

Emergency School Closures

To find out about emergency school closures in your area, visit the Directgov website and search on their school closures database.

Working in Education - teaching jobs

Visit the Working in Education pages of the Oxfordshire County Council website for information about becoming a teacher and teaching jobs in Oxford.

Where can I find more general information about schools and education?

For more general national information and advice about these topics, as well as information about higher education, you can browse the Education and Learning pages of the Directgov website.

For specific information on the following topics, please use the links below:

More Information about education and learning

For information about Libraries and Family History in Oxford, visit our Libraries page.

Visit our Education and Employment Links page for useful links to other websites relating to local schools, universities, adult education and employment in Oxford.

Page last reviewed 16 March 2012