Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123179URN

Overthorpe Road, Banbury, OX16 4SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

82 applications for 45 places · 161st of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
9 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 45 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.7; 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	45	82	1.8	46	1.02
Sep 2025	44	86	2.0	43	0.98
Sep 2024	42	84	2.0	42	1.00
Sep 2023	31	60	1.9	30	0.97
Sep 2022	42	68	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2021	39	70	1.8	39	1.00
Sep 2020	43	64	1.5	42	0.98
Sep 2019	49	76	1.6	45	0.92
Sep 2018	39	75	1.9	39	1.00
Sep 2017	38	67	1.8	38	1.00
Sep 2016	52	91	1.8	45	0.87
Sep 2015	50	88	1.8	48	0.96
Sep 2014	60	100	1.7	70	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 64% · Maths 51% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%207th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	44%	2%	101	100
2023/24	51%	2%	102	103
2022/23	57%	9%	103	104

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

St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Dashwood Banbury Academy
0.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Grange Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Hanwell Fields Community School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary School
2.5 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123179 · 931/3262
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 26.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Grimsbury Infant School (URN 129748)
Address: Overthorpe Road, Banbury, OX16 4SB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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