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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 31 January 2013Graded 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 entry441 applications · 171 places offered · 219 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.6
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 171 | 441 | 2.6 | 219 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 | 433 | 2.5 | 220 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 174 | 415 | 2.4 | 224 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2023 | 184 | 417 | 2.3 | 209 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 358 | 2.0 | 223 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2021 | 179 | 343 | 1.9 | 213 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2020 | 177 | 331 | 1.9 | 207 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2019 | 177 | 306 | 1.7 | 188 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 | 179 | 303 | 1.7 | 197 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 177 | 275 | 1.6 | 186 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2016 | 178 | 271 | 1.5 | 182 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 | 175 | 229 | 1.3 | 168 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 | 179 | 281 | 1.6 | 188 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 169 | 47.7 | 49% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 174 | 46.8 | 52% | 68% | – |
| 2023/24 | 163 | 44.6 | 50% | 64% | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | 43.9 | 45% | 62% | +0.14 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- North Oxfordshire AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.6applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · OxfordshireRemains Good202244.5Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20231.6applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · OxfordshireGood20222.5applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · OxfordshireGood20232.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 6.8 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20222.7applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 13.2 km · WarwickshireRemains Good20242.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 15.6 km · West NorthamptonshireSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 17.8 km · OxfordshireGood20234.6applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135365 · 931/6905
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,004 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2007
- Replaced
- Drayton School (URN 123229)
- Address
- Drayton Road, Banbury, OX16 0UD
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · Cherwell
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources