Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Bloxham Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
320Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123098URN

Tadmarton Road, Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

41 applications for 24 places · 169th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 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	24	41	1.7	22	0.92
Sep 2025	22	40	1.8	21	0.95
Sep 2024	34	61	1.8	31	0.91
Sep 2023	50	89	1.8	49	0.98
Sep 2022	61	111	1.8	70	1.15
Sep 2021	54	81	1.5	52	0.96
Sep 2020	54	92	1.7	53	0.98
Sep 2019	53	89	1.7	53	1.00
Sep 2018	59	81	1.4	60	1.02
Sep 2017	45	80	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2016	48	74	1.5	48	1.00
Sep 2015	59	96	1.6	56	0.95
Sep 2014	60	109	1.8	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 60% · Maths 71% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	50%	5%	105	103
2023/24	53%	6%	104	103
2022/23	59%	7%	102	103

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

Bloxham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
4.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Orchard Fields Community School
4.7 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
The Grange Community Primary School
4.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
4.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
5.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123098 · 931/3064
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Tadmarton Road, Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4HP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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