Schools and Education in Banbury

There are 23 schools in Banbury (excluding independent schools), including 18 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Banbury has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Banbury under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Banbury Education Profile

The median school in Banbury has 25% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 7th highest figure in Oxfordshire. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Banbury's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Banbury is 19.48 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 74th highest ratio in Oxfordshire, and the 531st lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

Primaries

18

17% Outstanding • 67% Good

Secondaries

4

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Banbury

Most of Banbury's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 12 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 22% and 17% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 28% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Banbury's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 112
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Cherry Fields Primary School 2–11 yrs 236
Outstanding
Cropredy Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Church of England
Dashwood Banbury Academy 2–11 yrs 466
Good
Good
Good
Hanwell Fields Community School 3–11 yrs 382
Good
Low
Low
Hardwick Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Very high
Harriers Banbury Academy 3–11 yrs 460
Good
Good
High
Hill View Primary School 3–11 yrs 670
Good
Very low
Good
Longford Park Primary School 2–11 yrs 354
Outstanding
Low
Orchard Fields Community School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Low
Queensway School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
St John's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Roman Catholic
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
The Grange Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very high
William Morris Primary School 3–11 yrs 175
Outstanding
High
Low

Banbury Secondary Schools

Most of Banbury's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 100% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and very low - about 75% and 0% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 25% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Banbury's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form 11–18 yrs 847
Good
Roman Catholic
Futures Institute Banbury 14–18 yrs 300
Good
Good
Very high
North Oxfordshire Academy 11–19 yrs 1,150
Good
Good
Very low
Wykham Park 11–18 yrs 1,285
Good
Good
Low
Last updated: 01 Aug 2023