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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 January 2014Graded 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 entry105 applications · 54 places offered · 50 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
- 2024 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2023 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2022 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2021 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2020 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
- 2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
- 2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
- 2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
- 2014 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
- 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 | 54 | 105 | 1.9 | 50 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 57 | 105 | 1.8 | 56 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 49 | 91 | 1.9 | 49 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 47 | 84 | 1.8 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 89 | 1.5 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 55 | 80 | 1.5 | 54 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 42 | 77 | 1.8 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 100 | 1.7 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 89 | 1.5 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 42 | 87 | 2.1 | 41 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 127 | 2.1 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 116 | 1.9 | 63 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2014 | 50 | 95 | 1.9 | 44 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 74% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 9% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 18% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 7% | 102 | 102 |
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
- Dashwood Banbury AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Oxfordshire20261.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · OxfordshireGood20222.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · OxfordshireGood20232.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20242.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20233.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · OxfordshireGood20222.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Oxfordshire20262.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Oxfordshire20262.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 138501 · 931/2003
- Capacity
- 466 pupils · 456 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Dashwood School (URN 123077)
- Address
- Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RX
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · Cherwell
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources