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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 May 2018Graded 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 entry264 applications · 165 places offered · 74 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
- 2024 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2023 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 165 | 264 | 1.6 | 74 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2025 | 147 | 260 | 1.8 | 65 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2024 | 157 | 242 | 1.5 | 75 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2023 | 177 | 287 | 1.6 | 88 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2022 | 191 | 253 | 1.3 | 117 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2021 | 214 | 278 | 1.3 | 130 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2020 | 151 | 243 | 1.6 | 105 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2019 | 195 | 270 | 1.4 | 112 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2018 | 194 | 258 | 1.3 | 107 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2017 | 141 | 263 | 1.9 | 93 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2016 | 160 | 275 | 1.7 | 122 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2015 | 115 | 255 | 2.2 | 100 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 331 | 1.8 | 134 | 0.74 |
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.) | 157 | 37.5 | 30% | 52% | – |
| 2024/25 | 114 | 34.8 | 25% | 50% | – |
| 2023/24 | 134 | 34.7 | 25% | 44% | −0.65 |
| 2022/23 | 163 | 31.7 | 22% | 40% | −0.96 |
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
- Wykham ParkThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 0.1 km · OxfordshireRemains Good202244.5Attainment 8
- 0.3 km · OxfordshireGood20222.5applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20222.6applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · OxfordshireGood20232.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20222.7applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · West NorthamptonshireSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 14.9 km · OxfordshireGood20234.6applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 16.1 km · WarwickshireRemains Good20242.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138499 · 931/4000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,285 pupils · 800 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Banbury School (URN 123232)
- Address
- Ruskin Road, Banbury, OX16 9HY
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · Cherwell
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources