Community school · Oxfordshire

The Grange Community Primary School

4–11Ages
310Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122997URN

Avocet Way, Banbury, OX16 9YA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.0 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

152 applications for 43 places · 25th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

152 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 3.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	152	3.5	42	0.98
Sep 2025	43	148	3.4	46	1.07
Sep 2024	44	125	2.8	41	0.93
Sep 2023	45	150	3.3	60	1.33
Sep 2022	44	143	3.3	64	1.45
Sep 2021	30	96	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2020	45	113	2.5	46	1.02
Sep 2019	46	110	2.4	56	1.22
Sep 2018	44	92	2.1	43	0.98
Sep 2017	45	98	2.2	44	0.98
Sep 2016	38	90	2.4	37	0.97
Sep 2015	36	81	2.3	32	0.89
Sep 2014	23	74	3.2	19	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 91% · Maths 93% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%10th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	89%	16%	109	107
2023/24	80%	15%	111	109
2022/23	81%	8%	112	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Grange Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Longford Park Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Dashwood Banbury Academy
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122997 · 931/2058
Capacity: 315 pupils · 310 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Avocet Way, Banbury, OX16 9YA
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources