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Harriers Banbury Academy

3–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139298URN

Harriers View, Bloxham Road, Banbury, OX16 9JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

106 applications for 37 places · 52nd of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 November 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

106 applications · 37 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.7; 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	37	106	2.9	36	0.97
Sep 2025	34	121	3.6	32	0.94
Sep 2024	49	126	2.6	48	0.98
Sep 2023	41	118	2.9	35	0.85
Sep 2022	43	107	2.5	40	0.93
Sep 2021	58	99	1.7	58	1.00
Sep 2020	38	102	2.7	36	0.95
Sep 2019	55	95	1.7	51	0.93
Sep 2018	44	99	2.3	44	1.00
Sep 2017	53	121	2.3	52	0.98
Sep 2016	57	118	2.1	53	0.93
Sep 2015	50	109	2.2	47	0.94
Sep 2014	58	97	1.7	53	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%130th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	60%	5%	103	102
2023/24	59%	4%	104	103
2022/23	63%	7%	104	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

Harriers Banbury AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Grange Community Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Orchard Fields Community School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Dashwood Banbury Academy
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139298 · 931/2053
Trust: Aspirations Academies Trust
Capacity: 460 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 20.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Harriers Ground Community Primary School (URN 122992)
Address: Harriers View, Bloxham Road, Banbury, OX16 9JW
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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