Children & Families

A total of 91.49 per cent (6,459) of applicants have been awarded their first choice for starting infant or primary school in Oxfordshire.  Last year’s figure was 93.09 per cent (6,409), meaning a slightly higher number of parents across the county …

Children and young people will benefit from a holiday activities and food programme across Oxfordshire this Easter.  Organised by Oxfordshire County Council and its partners, there will be over 13,000 places available for children eligible for free …

People who smoke in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to reflect on the impact that their habit has on those around them as Oxfordshire County Council marks national No Smoking Day (9 March). Just over one in ten people in Oxfordshire light up …

Parents and children across Oxfordshire have been offered their first choice of secondary school for 2022/23 in the vast majority of cases. A total of 88.27 per cent (6,606) of applications have been awarded their first choice. A total of 96.42 per …

Young people across Oxfordshire are being made aware of how to protect themselves from the major winter bugs, as well as COVID, in a new Oxfordshire County Council campaign.The campaign looks to raise awareness of the four major illnesses that are …

More than 100,000 primary and secondary school children in Oxfordshire will be offered the opportunity to be immunised against influenza this autumn in an expanded health protection campaign.The programme started on September 22 with the Oxfordshire …

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are about to benefit from a new £12 million school in the Blackbird Leys area of Oxford.  Oxfordshire County Council has worked closely with The Gallery Trust in delivering the new …

Children aged six to 13 will soon be able to join in musical groups in a series of new sessions at venues across the county on Saturday mornings.The music groups are aimed at children who have been playing an instrument for at least a term and up to …

Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Youth Services, Councillor Liz Brighouse, said: “Congratulations to all students receiving their GCSE, A level, BTEC and other academic results this week. I know how challenging …