Oxford Owl

What Oxford Owl is

Oxford Owl is an Oxford University Press website for children’s learning at home and at school. Its free eBook library is for children aged 3–11 and includes books from Read Write Inc. and Oxford Reading Tree, along with fiction and non-fiction titles. Parents, carers and children can browse books by age, series or Oxford Level; registration or sign-in is needed to read them. The site also gives parents and carers of primary school children English support on grammar, spelling, handwriting and creative writing. Maths materials include resources, videos, advice and age-grouped skills information, with topics such as fractions and geometry. Activities include maths games, creative writing ideas and printable colouring sheets. Some schools provide pupils with a class login to access the library and resources from school subscription programmes. Oxford Owl is available on the web. Its eBooks are best viewed on a tablet, laptop or computer, and some activities may not work properly on mobile phones. The Little Oxford app is no longer supported and has been unable to open since 2 May 2024.

Who it suits

Oxford Owl suits parents and carers supporting children through primary school, especially those looking for reading, English and maths materials for ages 3–11. Pupils whose schools provide a class login can also access the eBook library and school subscription resources.

Limits

The free eBook library requires registration or sign-in and is not optimised for mobile phones. Some activities may not work properly on mobile phones.

Getting started

1. Open the Oxford Owl website in a web browser.
2. Register or sign in to read books in the free eBook library.
3. Browse the library by age, series or Oxford Level.
4. Use a tablet, laptop or computer for the eBooks.
5. Check whether your school provides a class login for its subscription resources.

Verdict

Choose Oxford Owl if you want free web-based reading, English and maths resources for primary school children. It is best suited to use on a tablet, laptop or computer; mobile phone use has limitations, and the former Little Oxford app is no longer supported.